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.. BARODA, DECEMBER 9·t4. t903.

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DIRECTORY OF LOCAL PREACHERS.

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Carroll, Wm. Cumming, J. W. N. Cutler, R. D. Fritchley, E. W. Geering, Peter Havens, Frank E. Henderson, Wm. S. Howson W. Marrett, C. R. Morris, James Morton, T. E. F. Sharman, O. B. Worrall, H. R. L. "Yright, T. T.

Abraham Devji Asidali Ayub Ward Bhaurao Vagchoure Cowsell, T. H. Govind Ram Itwari Lal J abes Samson Jundoo Singh Keshao Bhika Lake!, J. Makhan LI).I Malcolm Lewis Moore, J. A. Mati Lal Vinayak Bhambal Walter Ariel Walker, G.

Cobble, G. W. Daud Amtha Daud Tulsi Elia Narottam Ganesh Gangal'am Harjivan Vira Jiva Nana Madhav Nana Paul Govind Shiva Tora Uttamdas Jiva Sana Mulji

Aaron Sherman Ayub Dama David Silas Duthie, Robert Gangadhar B. Kale Gyanoba Narayan Karsan Ranchod Vinayak Kale Yeshwant Kbristida$

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OFFICERS OF THE CONFERENCE~

PRESIDENTS

SECRETARY

ASSISTANT SECRETARY

STATISTICAL SECllETARY

.1 BISHOP H. W. WARREN D. D., L. L. D. ... I BISHOP F. W. WARNE, D. D.

W. E. ROBBINS.

F. WOOD.

W. E. L. CLARKE. CORRESFONDING SECRETARY E. F. FREASE.

TREASURER FOR THE MISSIONARY SOCIETY A. E. AYERS.

CONFERENCE TREASURER W. E. L. CLARKE.

FINANCE COMMITTEE.

T. S. Johnson, D. O. Fox, E. F. Frease, W. H. Stephens, A. E. Ayers, fx,officio

F. R. Felt, L. E. Linzell, W. E. Robbins, Paul Singh. Alternates :-G. W­Park, W. W. Bruere, Yusaf Dhanji.

BOARD OF EDUCATION.

T. S. Johnson, E. F. Frease, D. O. Fox,.W. H. Stephens, D. G. Abbott, Misses

Elicker, Lawson, Williams, and Mrs. Eddy.

BOARD OF EXAMINERS.

W. E. Robbins, W. L. Clarke, W. H. Stephens, W. A. Moore, F. R. Felt, G. W.

Park, Robert Ward.

BOARD OF DEACONESSES.

T. S. Johnson, E. F. Frease, L. E. Linzell, Miss Davis, Miss Williams, Mrs. Fox.

TRIERS OF APPEALS.

w. E. Robbins, Lakshman Dana, W, L. Clarke: W. H. Grenon, F. Wood, L. E.

Linzell, D. G. Abbott.

EPWORTH LEAGUE BOARD OF CONTROL.

W. H. Stephens, President; Miss H. E. Robinson, Vbe-President; Mrs. Ayers,

Secl'etaT'lJ and T1'eaSUrel' ; W.W. Bruere, Miss Williams, S. Benjamin, Directors.

AUDITING COMMITTEE.

G. W. Park, D. G. Abbott, F. Wood, W. E. Robbins, F. R. Felt, W. W. Bruere, C.!B. Hill.

STANDING COMMITTEES.

Sunday SclwoZs.-R. Ward, W. A. Moore, L. E. Linzell, Lak3hman Dana.

Temperance.-W. D. Waller. W. E. Robbins, W. W. Bruere.

State of the Church. - W. W. Bruere, G. W. Park, Sakharam A. Bhosle.

Conference 8tetoards.-W. E. Robbins, F. R. Felt, L. E. LinzeU, W. L. Cla.rke,

D. G. Abbott, YUBaf Dhanji, Samuel Benjamin.

Conference Relatiolls.-Presiding Elders, F. R. Felt, Robert Ward, L. E. Linzell.

Paul Singh, Yusaf Dhanji.

TO PREACH·THE MISSIONARY & CONFERENCE SERMON,

A. E. Ayers; _-Hter1zate, C. B. Hill.

JOURNAL, 1903.

FIRST DAY

BARODA, 9th JJec('mbfl', 1908.

The Twelfth Session of the Bombay Annual Conference, convened Opening. in the Methodist Episcopal Church, Baroda, on 'Vednesday, 9th December, 1903, Bishop H. 'V- 'Varren in the chair.

The hymn,

"And aTe 1/'(' yet alive!"

was sung, Bishop Warren read Luke X.-1-20 and addressed the Conference, stating his great delight at being privileged to be in India, and giving words of valued counsel and cheer. The administra­tion of the Lord's Supper followed.

The Secretary of the last Conference called the Roll, and the Roll CaU.

following answered to their names :-

llIemben.-D. G. Abbott, A. E. Ayers, Samuel Benjamin, Sakharam A. Bhosle, 'V. W. BIuere, H. 'V. Butterfield, H. R. Calkins, W. E. L. Clarke, Zechariah Cornelius, Yusaf Dhanji, F. R. Felt, D.O. Fox,E.F. Frease, C.B. Hill, T. S. Johnson, Gyanoba Khanduji, L. E. Linzell, W.A. Moore, G. W. Park, 'V. E. Robbins, Paul Singh, 'V. H. Stephens, 'V. D. Waller, F. Wood, Lakshman Dana.

P1'obationers.-Gangu Dhanji, Henry Narottam, Robert 'Yard.

On motion of D. O. Fox, 'V. E. Robbins was re-elected Secreta,ry; Secretaries. and on his nomination, F 'Vood was re-elected Assistant Secretary. oW. E. L. Clarke was reo-elected Statistical Secretary.

On motion of D. O. Fox, E. F. Frease was re-elected Correspond- Corresponding ing Secretary. Secretary.

On motion of E. ]~. Frease, 'V. E. L. Clarke was re-elected Con- Conference ference Treasurer. Treasurer.

On motion of E. F. Frease, A. E. Ayers was re-nominated Missionary Treasurer of the Conference for the Missionary Society. Treasurer.

The following were introduced to the Conference :-Bishop Introdudions Thoburn and Dr. Neeld, who each addressed the Conference. Also Bro. and Sis. Aldrich, Miss Turner, O. B. Hill, T. J. Tanner, W. H. Stephens, Mrs. Stephens, F. E. Havens, Mrs. Felt, Mrs. Eddy.

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Standing On motion of E. F. Frease, the following Standing Committees Committees were appointed :~

S,unday Sclwols.-A. E. Ayers, S. Bhosle, F. R. Felt, D. G. Abbott. l'emperance.-L. E. Linzell, W. E. L. Clarke, Robert Ward. State (~r the Chu·}'ch.-G.'N. Park, 'V.A. Moore, W. VV. Bruere. C01~fere'J1..ce Stewan]s.-W E. Robbins, F. R. Felt, W. L. Clarke, D. G. Abbott, F. Wood. P. Singh. Conf'el'mwe Relations.-The Presiding Elders, 'V. E. L. Clarke, F. R. Felt, A. E. Ayers, L. E. Linzell, G. W. Park, S. Benjamin, Y. Dhanji.

Itours of On motion of A. E. Ayers, the hours of the Conference Ses-Sessions. sions were fixed at from 11 a. m. to 2 p. m.

Bar. On motion of H. R. Calkins, the sixth row of seats was fixed as the bar of Conference.

Reporters. On motion of E. F. Fl'ease, Robert C. Ward, A. E. Ayers. H. R. Calkins and L. E. Linzell were appointed Reporters to the Home and Indian papers.

Question XIII. Qn. XllI.-" TVa", the characteT oj each Jll'eacha e.mrnined I" was taken up. The character of T.S. Johnson was passed and he reported the work of the Central Provinces District. The character of E. F. Frease was passed and he reported the work of the Gujarat District. The character of D.O. Fox was passed and he reported the work of the Bombay District.

Restoration of On motion of D.O. Fox, a recommendation from the Bombay Credentials. Marathi Quarterly Conference, sent through the Bombay District

Conference, that the credentials of Gangadhar B. Kale be restored, was refB1:red to the Committee on Conference ~elations.

Conference On motion of L. E. Linzell, the name of W. H. Stephens was Relations. added to the Committee on Conference Relations.

Order of tbe On motion of W.E.L. Clarke, the election of the Ministerial Dele-Day. gate to the General Conference, and of Ministe!ial Delegates to the Cen­

tral Conference, was made the Order of the Day for Saturday at 12 noon.

State of tbe On motion of E. F. Frease, the name of 'V. D. \Valler was Cburcb. substituted tor that of G. W. Park on the Committee on the State of

the Church. Adjour,ament. On motion, Conference adjourned. Announcements were made,

and Bishop "r arren pronounced the Benediction.

Openln,.

Journal.

SECOND DAY. BARODA, lOtIt ])ecrrmbel' 1903.

The Conference met at the appointed hour. Devotional Exercises were 'Conducted by Bishop H. W Warren. By request of the presi­ding Bishops, Bishop Thoburn took the chair.

The Minutes of the previous day's session were read, corrected a.nd approved,

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The following visiting brethren and friends were introduced to Introductions the Conference :-Dr. Miss Tuttle, Rev. Mr. Stover, Bro. and Sis. Guest, J. B. R. 'Yard, Bro. Shaller, Mrs. Morton.

On motion of D. O. Fox, Dr. Neeld of the North India Con­ference, was invited to sit within the bar, and to participate in the discussions of the Conference.

Qn. XIII.- Was the character l!f each preacher ('.t'alll'ilU!ll /" was Question XIII. resumed." The characters of the following Effective Elders were pas-setl and they reported their collections :-L. E. Linzell, H. R. Calkins, F. Wood, Sakharam A. Bhosle, H. 'V. Butterfield, Gyanoba Khanduji, 'V. D. 'ValIer, C. B. Hill, 'V. \V. Bruere, 'V~ H. Stephens, ,V. A. Moore, Samuel Benjamin, Paul Singh, 'V. H. Grenon, 'V. E. L. Clarke, D. G. Abbott, F. R. Felt, W ~. Robbins, G. 'V. Park.

Bishop Warren and Dr. Neeld each spoke in the interests, and of Bareilly . the work, of the Bareilly Theological Seminary. On motion of ~he~IOgICal A. E. Ayers, the Secretary cast the vote re-electing T. S. Johnson as emlnary. the Trustee from this Conference of the Seminary, and T. S. Johnson and F. R. Felt as the official visitors from this Conference to the Seminary.

On motion of A. E. Ayers, H. R. Calkins, L. E. Linzell and Judicial F. R. Felt were appointed a Committee to draft a memorial on the Conferences. subject of Judicial Conferences in Mission Fields, to be referred to the Central Conference.

On motion, the following recommendations were referred to the Recommends­Committee on Conference Relations :-That Isaac P. Row be made an tions. Efl'ective Elder and granted a supernumerary relation; that Jivan D. Saptal and John A. Ilahi Baksh be received on trial; that the orders of F. C. Aldrich be recognized and that he be admitted on trial in this Conference.

On motion of F. R. Felt, the memorial presented by the Central Memorials. Provinces District, and adopted by the last sE:ssion of this Conference, that the Central Provinces District be formed into a :Mission Con­ference, was referred to the ensuing Central Conference.

Un motion of F. R. Felt. a memorial regarding a •• Mission Help­ers Provident Fund" was referred to the Central Conference.

Qn. Y.-" TVhu hal'e berm, ('on"tinucd on tl'ial I " was taken up. The Question V. names of Gangu Dhanji and Henry Narottam were called, their characters were passed, and they were continued on trial in the studies of the 2nd year.

Qn. V1I.-" TVI/O ha/'e been ad'l1u:ttetl in.to FlIll JIl'lnbf1'.'Ildp)" was Question VU taken up. The name of Robert C. 'Yard was called, the Committee on Examinations repQloted favorably, his character was passed, Bishop 'Varren addressed the candidate and asked the disciplinary questions and he was admitted into Full MembershiJ,J.

Question IX.

B01l-tuay "l,uLzutl Conj'cl'el'wc.

Qn. IX-" What members are -in the st'udies of the Fourth Yea'r /" was taken up. The names of Yusaf Dhanji and Lakshman Dana were called, their characters were passed, the Committee on Examin­ations reported favorably, and they were advanced to the studies of the Fourth Year.

Question X. Qn. X -" n'hat members hal'(~ completed the COJ~ference Course of Stwi!l /" was taken up. The name of Albert E. Ayers and Zecha~iah Cornelius were called, their characters were passed, the Committee on Examinations reported favorably, and they were advanced to the class of Effeetive Elders.

Examination. The Oom~ittee on ~xaminat.ions reported that D. G. Abbott had passed the ThIrd Year Hllldustam Oourse of Study.

Q t' XXII Oil. XXII-" TVho a/'(~ tit,", S1tpern-zwu;}'ary Preachers?" was taken ues Ion . up. The name of T. P. Fisher was called, his character was passed,

QUestion XXIII.

and on motion of E. F. Frease he was continued in the Supernumerary Relation.

Qn. XXIII-" Who are the Superannuated Prea~lw/'15 ~m was taken up. The name of G. 1. Stone was called, his character was passed, and on motion of D. O. Fox he was continued in the Superannuated Relation.

T. P. Fisher. On motion of E. F. Frease, the Secretary was requested to com-municate with Bro. Fisher, and find whether he desires to retain a supernumerary relation ,,,ith this Conference, or be transferred to his home conference.

Adjournment. On motion, Conference adjourned; announcements were made, and Bishop Thoburn pronounced the Benediction.

Opening.

Journal.

THIRD DAY BARODA, 11th DeceuLber, 1903.

The Conference met at the appointed hour, Bishop \Varne in the chair. The Devotional Exercises were conducted by Bishop Thoburn.

The Minutes of the previous day's session were read, corrected and approved.

Qn. III-" TV/tO ital'C been Iw(~i/,'ed on credmt'ial.~, and jl'ol/1, wltat Question III. Chu.rches?" was taken up. The name of Floyd C. Aldrich was called,

the Committee on Conference Relations reported favorably, and on motion of T. S. Johnson, his Deacon's orders, from the World's Faith Missionary Association of Shenandoah, la., U. S. A. were recognized, and· he was admitted on trial to pursue the Conference Course of Study.

Q t. XXI ()n. XXI-" What uther JII'Wsunal notatiun .',huuld be rnade'?" was ues lon··~ . C f R 1 . d . taken up. The CommIttee on . on ere nee e atlOns presente Its re-

port on the case of Gangadhar B. Kale, recommending that his cre-dentials be restored, but that he be not re-admitt8d into Conference Rela.tion~. On motion of L. E. Lin:t.cll, it was ado)?ted. . .

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At .this point the members of the Lay Electoral Conference entered Ejection of the room. The President, T. T. Wright, was introduced and addressed Laz' DeJe­the Conference and was invited to a. seat on the platform; The ga e. Secretary, T. J. Tanner, was introduced and read the minutes of that Conference, showing that James Morris,of Bpmbay, had been elected Lay Delegate to the G~neral Conference, with Mrs. S. W Stephens M.D., of Poona, as Eeserve Delegate. Mrs. Stephens was also in-troduced and .addressed the Conference. Bishops "\Varren and Thoburn also spoke.

Qn. X.XX.-:-" Where shall the ne.-vt Gonjm'mee be held?" was Question XXX taken up. On motion of D. O. Fox, Poona was selected.

Qn. XV.-" TV/w have died 1" was taken up. N one having died QuestioA XV~ during .the year the Doxology was sung.

Greetings from J. E. Robinson of the" Indian 'Vitness" were "Indian received a.nd read to the Conference, and it was resolved to assist in Witness." increasing the circulation of our Church Paper.

On motion of 'V. E. Robbins, it was ordered that the published Quadrennium Minutes for the quadrennium now closing be the Official Minutes of Report. this 00nference to be sent to the ensuing General Conference.

On motion of F. R. Felt, the Bishops were requested to ask the Hindustani other Annual Conferences to each appoint one member, to meet ~rUd8e of togethH at the session of Central Conference for the purpose of U y. revising the Hindustani Courses of Study for missionaries, ministers, local preachers and exhorters. On motion of "\V. E. L. Clarke, F. R. Felt was appointed.

On motion, Conference adjourned. Announcements were made Adjournment. and Bishop Warne .pronounced tb e Benediction.

FOURTH DAY. BARODA, 12th Decembel', 1908.

The Conference met at the appointed hour, Bishop 'Varren in the Opening. chair. Devotional Exercises were conducted by Bishop 'V arne.

The .Minutes of the previous day's session were read and Journal. approved.

J.E. Scott, of the North 'West India Conference, was introduced Introduction. and addressed :theConference, On motion of E.F. Frease, he was invited to a seat, 'and to participate in the deliberations of the Con-:ference.

Qn. 11.-" Who have been l'c-adntitted?" was taken up. On mo- Question II. tion of D. 0, Fox, Isaac F. Row was re-admitted on certificate of :location, and also granted a Supernumerary Relation, at his own . request.

The Order of the Day was taken up. 'V. H. Stephens and A. E. Defegates fir Ayers were appointed tellers. By ballot, E. F. Frease was elected Oeneral and .Delegate to the ensuing General Conference, and T. S. Johnson,. ~entral Coa ... alternate. erences.

·10 Bom/bay ~J.ll>nUl£l Conference.

By ballot, T. S.Johnson, D. O. Fox, E. F. Frease, F. Wood and 'V. E. L. Clarke were elected Delegates to the ensuing Central Con­

'ference; and G. VV Park and L. E. Linzell, alternates. Resolutions. On motion, a Committee on Resolutions was appointed, consisting

of L. E. Linzell, Robert ,Yard and 'V. E. L. Clarke. Reports. The reports of the following were read and adopted :-The Statis-

tical Secretary and the Conference Treasurer; also of the following Com1J1itteeE: State of the Church, Audit, and Conference Stewards.

Time. On motion of F .. ',y ood, time was extended. Auditing On motion of A. E. Ayers, the name of C. B. Hill was added to

Committee. the Auditing Committee in the place of A. E. Ayers. Taylor High On motion of D. O. Fox, the following were elected the Board of

Schools. Management for the Taylor High Schools, Poona :-D. O. Fox, W. W. Bruere, L. E. Lilll!:ell, F. Wood, E. F. Frease, W.H. Stephens, H. Stephens, W. Mathie, A.H. Boult, E.W. Fritchley, Mrs. Hutchings, Mrs. H. Steph~ns, M. D., Mrs. Fox, and the Principals of the Schools.

Historical On motion of E. F. Frease, 'V. H. Stephens was elected Histor-Secretary. ical Secretal)-.

Triers of On motion the following wel'e re-elected Triers of Appeals :-Appeall. 'V. E. Robbins, Lakshman Dana, W E. L. Clarke, 'V. H. Grenon,

F. Wood, L. E. Linzell, D. G. Abbott. Adjournment. On motion, Conference adjourned. Announcements were made,

the Doxology was sung, and Bishop Warren pronounced the Bene­diction.

Opening.

Journal.

Orders.

Memorial.

Committees.

Question IV.

Auditing Committee.

FIFTH DAY= BARODA, 14th December, 1903.

The Conference assembled at tho appointed hour, Bishop 'Varren in the chair. Devotional Exercises were conducted by Bishop Warren.

The Minutes of the previous session were read and approved. On motion of T. S. Johnson, Zechariah Cornelius was elected to

Elder's Orders; and he was ordained by the Bishops, assisted by Elders. A resolution from the Finance Committee to be forwarded to the

Central Conference on the matter of the basis of recommendation of missionaries to the Board in New York for its recognition as missionaries of the Missionary Society was read, and on motion of E. F. Frease, it was adopted.

The reports of the following Comm~ttees were presented and adopted :-On Sunday Schools, Education, Deaconesses, Temperance.

Qn. IV.-" Who hare been -receir('(l on trial? "was taken up. The names of Jivan D. Saptal and John A. Ilahi-Baksh were called, the Committee on Examinations reported, and on motion of D. O. Fox, they were received on trial to pursue the studies of the first year.

On motion of E. F. Freas8t the following were elected Auditing Committee :-G. W. Park, D. G. Abbott, F. Wood, W. E. Robbins, 'V. 'V. Bruere, F. R. Felt, C. B. Hill.

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On motion of L. E. Linzell, the following Epworth League Epworth Board of Control was elected:--W.H. Stephens, Fresident; Miss H. E. League. Robinson, Y1'ce pJ'esiclent; Mrs. Ayers, SeC1'eta1'Y and Treasure?' ; 'Y. 'V. Bruere, Miss Williams, S. Benjamin, Diuctors.

On motion, the following were elected Board of Education:- Board of T. S. Johnson, E. F. Frease, D. O. Fox, W- H. Stephens, D. G. Abbott, Education. Miss Elicker, Miss \Villiams, Miss Lawson, Mrs. Eddy.

The following were elected members of the Finance Committee Finance by ballot-F. R. Felt, L. E. Linzell, \V. E. Robbins, Paul Singh; Committee. Alte1'nates: G. 'V Park, \Y. \V. Bruere, Yusaf Dhanji.

The report of the Muttra Training School was read, and on Muttra motion of E. F. Frease, it was accepted, and Miss Davis was elected Training Trustee from this Conference. School.

A memorial to Central and General Conferences was presented Memorials. from the Gujarat District Conference, regarding Membership in Quarter-ly and District Conferences, a1,1d on motion of E. F. Frease, it was adopted.

The Committee appointed to draft a memorial to the Central Con­ference concerning the composition of Judicial Oonferences reported, and the report was adopted.,

On motion, Conference adjourned to meet at 8 p. m. The Adjournment. Doxology was sung and Bishop \Varren pronounced the Benediction.

EVENING SESSION. The Oonference met at the appointed hour, Bishop 'Varren in the Opening.

chair. Deyotional Exercises were conducted by Bishop Thoburn. The Minutes of the morning's session were read and approved. Journal. On motion of E. F. Frease, the nomination of Standing Com- Standing

mittees was adopted. Committees

On motion, A.- E. Ayers was appointed to represent and report Epworth for this Conference at the ensuing Epworth League Oonvention ,at League Bangalore. -. Convention.

The report of the Committee on Resolutions was presented and Resolutions. adopted by a standing vote.

The following Board of Deaconesses was appointed: T. S. John- Board of son, E. F. Frease, L. E. Linzell, Miss Davis, Miss \Villiams, Deacon. Mrs. Fox. esses.

On motion of E F. Frease, it 'was ordered that, after the reading Final. ofthe Minutes and ofthe appointments, the Conference stand adjourned. AdJOrrn. Bishop Thob'urn led in prayer, the Doxology was sung, and Bishop men. Warren pronounced the Benediction.

Approved as correct,

W. E. ROBBINS, HENRY W. WARREN.

Secrstary. FRANK W. WARNE.

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DISCIPLINARY QUESTIONS.

1 Who have been 1'eceived by transfer, and ft'om what C01iferences?

None.

5& JYlw have been n-admitted? Isaac F. Row.

S Who have been 1'ecei~:ed on credentials, and from 'What churclles?·

Floyd C. Aldrich, from the International F$ith Missionary Alliance.

4 lV/tO lta1!f been 1'eCfivetl on trial-

(a) in .'1tud-ies of 1st yl!a'f? Jivan D. Saptal, John A. TIahi­Baksh.

(b; in studies of 3rd year? None.

S Who have been continued on tl'ial-

(a) in st'udies oj 1st Yf(,l1' ? None. (b) in studies oj 2nd yea1'? Gangu Dhanji, Henry

N arottam.

(c) in studies of 3rd year? None. ( d) in studies oj 4th year? None.

6 Who lta~'e been discontinued? None.

7 Who have been admitted into full mnnber.'1hip-

( a) elected and orda'ined Deacons this year? None. (b) elected and ordained Deacons pret'iously? Robert Ward.

S TV/tat members are in studies of 3rd yea1'-

( a j adntitted into full membership this year? Robert Ward. (b) admitted into fZlll mem,bersh£p preriously? None.

9 What members are in studies (!f 4th 1/ear? Yusaf Dhanji, Laksh­man Dana.

10 What l1Mmbers have completed the Conference cou'/'se oj itudy­

( a) electell and ordained Rlders this year? Zechariah Cornelius (b) elected and ordained Eldet's previously? Albert E. Ayers.

11 Wltat others have. been elected and ordained D8aco'tu-

(a) as Local P,'eachers? None. (b) 'U'4d~T ¥iglionary rule? Nonfl,

12 W7tat others ha've been- ekcted and' ordained Elders­

( a) as local Deacons? None. (b) 'l(/nde1' ]Iissiona'l'Y rule? None.

13 Was the character of each Preacher exam,ined? This was strictly

done, as the name of eaeh Preacher was called in open

Conference.

14 Who have been t'l'amsferred, a,nd to what Confe1'emel:'!' None-.

15 Who have died? None,

16 TVlw have been located at thei1' own '1'eqrcest? None.

17 Who Ital'e been located? None.

18 "'W7w have witltdralt'n? N-one.

19 JVho have been permitted to witlulralG under cTta:rges 0'1' complaints ?

None.

20 Who have been e:&pelled? None.

21 What other pel"<;onal 11;9tatron should be made? None.

22 Who are the Supernumerary Preaclters? T~ P. Fisher, Issac F. Row.

23 Who are the SuperannuaMd Preachers? G. 1. Stone.

24 Who are triers of appeals? W. E. Robbins, LakshmSin Dati&, F. Wood, W. E. L. Clarke, W. n. G!~non, L~ E~ Linzell, D. G. Abbott.

25 What il tlte statistical report for t!tis year? (See Statistics).

26 TVhat is tlte aggregate of the benevolent collections ordet'ed by the Genera}, Conference as reported by tlte Cot~ference Treasurer t, Rs. 2,300.

27 What are the claims on the Conference Fund? Rs. 600.

28 What has been received 01rr tJtese olaim&, and-llOw has it 86m applir6d? Rs. 600 to Mrs. Vardon.

19 Where are the Preachers stationed? (See Appointments).

SO Wher, shall tlte next Conference be held'! Poona..

Bombay· A. nnual Conference.

BO'MBA Y CON'FERENCE.

APPOINTMENTS POR 1904.

BOMBAY DISTRICT. D. O. Fox, P. E., (P. O. Grant Road·, Bombay).

Bombay: Bowen Church .................. L. E. Linzell. " Grant Road and Mazagon ... D. O. Fox. " Seamen's Mission ............ Supplied by F. E. Havens.

Iga.tpuri ..................................... H. W. Butterfield. Karachi: English and Vernacular ...... W. L. Clarke, Jivan D. Sapta.l.

" Seamen's Mission ............... Supplied by T. E. F. Morton. Lanouli ..................................... Supplied by Peter Geering. Poona : English Church ............... C. B. Hill .

. " Ta.ylor Hiih School for Boys C. B. Hill.. Quetta ..................................... Supplied by Ja~. Cummings.

On leave to America:-H. R. Calkins.

CENTRAL PROVINCES DISTRICT. ~. S. JOHNSON, P. E., (P. O. Jabalpur).

Basim ................................. '0' W. A. Moore. Burhs.npur .......... _0 ............ '._.' ••••••••• Samuel Benjamin. Chindwara. .................................... Paul Singh. Gadarwara .••.•...•..•.......................... To be supplied .. Gondis. .................................... Zechariah CorneliuE. Hingoli .................................... To b€ supplied. Jabalpur .................................... T. S. Johnson.

" English Church ............... W. H. Grenon. Kampti ..................................... W. D. Waller. Khandw& .................................... D. G. Abbott. Nagpur .................................... Supplied by T. H. Cowsell. Narsingpur ................................... F. R. Felt.

" Rardwicke Boys' Orpha.na.ge School ................... F. C. Aldrich.

Pata.n .................................... To be supplied.

GUJARAT DISTRICT.

E. F. FREASE, P. E. t (P. O. Camp Baroda)~ Ahmeda.bad .................................... W. E. Robbins. Barods. : .................................... A. E. Ayers.

" Boys' Orphanage and Indus-trial Schoo!. ................. A. E. Ayers.

" District Evangelistic Train-ine School .................. E. F. Frease, Yusaf Dhanji.

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Godhra. ....•••••.•.•••..•..............•... Robert 'Yard. Gutal ... 0 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Supplied by Elia N arott&n1~ Kalol •••••••.•. 0 ......................... Robert Ward. Ka.padvanj .................................... \V. E. Robbins. Mahudha. .................................... W. E. Robbins. Nadiad .................................... G. W. Park.

" Boys' Orphanage and Indus-tria.l School ............... G. W. Park.

Od Padra Savali Thasara Umreth Vaso Warnttma. Was ad

Bombay:

" " Igatpuri

Kalyan Poona :

" Telegaon

Bombay:

" " Igatpuri

Karachi:

" Poona :

.................................... Supplied, Ganesh Gangaram .. ............ ......... .•. ............ " Harjivan Vira. .................................... Lakshman Dana. .................................... Robert Ward . ......... ............ ............... Supplied by Shiva Tora. .................................... Henry N arottam . .................................... Supplied by G. A. Cobble. ............. ~ ...................... Gangu Dhanji.

MARATHI DISTRICT. W. H. STEPHENS, P. E., (P. O. Poona).

Gujarati Circuit ............... Frederick Wood. Marathi Circuit ............... Frederick \Vood, Sakharam A.

Bhosle. Hindustani Mission .......... Tohn A. Ilahi Baksh. Marathi Circuit ............... Gyanoba· Khanduji. .................................... To be supplied. Boys' Orphanage ............... \V. H. Stephens. Marathi Church ............... \V. W. Bruere. ................................... To be supplied.

WOMEN'S CONFERENCE.

APPOINTMENTS FOR 1904. ---I ••

BOMBAY DISTRICT. Bowen Church Deaconess \Vork ... Miss Davis. Bowen Church English Work ... Mrs. Linzell. Grant Road ...................... :, •.. ]\irs. Fox. .......................................... Mrs. Butterfield. •••• 0 ............................... "'" ... ]\lrs. Clarke. Seamen's Work ..................... Aupplied, :Mrs. Morton. Anglo-Indian Girls' Home ......... Mrs. Hutchings.

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Poona Medi~aJ. Work ..... -.e .......................... Mrs . .stephens, M. D. .", 'T~ylor !Ugh School for Girls .•..••... Mrs .. Eddy, Miss Files,

Miss Bennett. " English Work. •••............ , ............ Mrs. Hill.

On leave to Am6rica :-Miss Nicholls, Miss Benthien, Miss Elliott, Mrs. Bruereand Mrs. Calkins.

CENTRAL PROVINCES DISTRICT. "Ba.sim Girls' Boarding School and

Zenana Work ......... Miss Miller. Jabalpur Girls' Boarding School ... Miss Hea'fer, 'Mis's Hyde.

" Zenana Work: ..•.....•...... Supplied, Miss Condict, M. B. "Medical 'Vork'...... .........,~ " " ."

K~pti ................................. Mrs. 'ValIer. Khandwa: Girls' Boarding School ..•• Miss Elicker.

" Evangelistic Work .•.....•.. Mrs. Abbott. Narsingpur: Zenana and Village Work ... Mrs. Felt.

" Hardwicke Boys' Or­

pha-nageSchool •.•••. Mrs. Aldrich. On lea.ve to America:-Mrs. Moore.

·GUJARAT DISTRICT. Ahmedabad, Kapadvanj, Vaso, Gutal,

Mahudha ..•.........•....•. '.' Miss Holmes. Baroda : ~District W<>men's Evange-

listic mraining School. ...•. Mrs .. Frease. " Girls Boarding 'School

and ·Qrphi1nage ................ Miss Williams. " Women's Work and Boys'

Orphanage .................. Mrs. Ayers. " District Medical Worki ............ Miss Tuttle, M. D.

Godhra Girls' Orphanage .................. Miss Abbott. Godhra KoJol& Thasara, Women's

'Work ............................... Mrs. Ward. Nadiad Women's Work and Boys'

Orphanage .......... ~ .......... Mrs. Park. Wasad, Savali, Padra, U mreth,

Od and Warnama~ ............ MissTurner.

MARATHI DISTRICT. Bombay: Girls' Boarding School ............ Miss Lawson.

Evangelistic Work and City School. .................... Miss Helen Robinson.

Medical Mission .................. Mrs. llahiBaksh, M. D. " VernacularWork ............... Mrs. Wood. "

"

Poona .: Hindustani Mission ............ Mrs. Vardon. Boys' Orphanage and

-Marathi'Vomen's Work .... Mrs. Stephens. "

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REPORTS.

CONFERENCE BOARDS & STANDING COMMITTEES.

BOARD OF EDUCATION. There are in the Conference 190 vernacular boys' schools with

4,501 pupils; 73 vernacular girls' schools with 2,368 pupils; 6 European and Anglo-vernacular boys' schools with 328 pupils; and 5 European and Anglo-vernacular girls' schools with 201 pupils.

The work being done in the Taylor High Schools at Poona merits special mention and we commend to the notice and earnest co-operation of the members of the Conference the advantages which these schools afford to the young people in our churches.

The Children's Day collections this year amounted to Rs. 817-7, an increase of Rs. 119-11.

'Ve recommend that the Conference instruct the Board of Education to provide for the yearly visiting of each of our boarding schools and orphanages by at least two visitors, one of whom if pos­sible should be from a district other than the one in which the school is located.

Report of Treasurer, 1902-3. Dr. Or.

Us. a. p.

From Coni. Treasurer 679 12 0

" Loans Invested ... 1,300 0 0

" Interest on same ... 300 0 0

To Mrs. Hutchings " D. O. Fox " T. S .. J ohnson " E. F. Frease " .. Loans Invested " Interest due

Rs. a. p. 312 0 0 208 0 0 104 0 0 55 12 0

1,300 0 0 300 0 0

2279 12 0 2279 12 0

(Sd.) T. S. JOHNSON, D. O. Fox, E.]\ FREASE.

BOARD OF DEACONE SSE S. After careful thought your board is convinced that the time has

come when the Church should give earnest consideration to the immediate development of the deaconess work in India. In our large cities all the reasons exist for the establishment of deaconess homes which justify their existence in the homeland: but there are also many other reasons. The deaconess is well able to enter the homes of the people as evangelist, visitor, teacher or nurse, and great fields of usefulness are open to her.

'We would further point out that the original idea of the move­ment sending out the deaconesses two by two should be adhered to. The cost of living is thus greatly lessened and the effectivenessQf work largely increased.

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There is urgent need for two additional deaconesses for the work in Bombay, two for the Jabalpur home, and several for evangelistic work in Gujarat. 'Ve respectfully urge that these needs be considered and that Etrong efforts be made to meet them.

Your hoard pass with· pleasure the characters of the following deaconesses: Mrs. Hutchings, Miss Bennett, Miss Abbott, Miss Davis and Miss Holmes.

(Sd.) T. S. JOHNSON, L. E. LINZELL.

AUDITING COMMITTEE.

The committee has audited the following accounts: (1.) The Bombay Conference Treasurer to Dec. 1903. (2.) The

Treasurer of the Board of Education for the conference year. (3.) The Bowen House account. (4.) The accounts remaining to be audited, those of the Treasurer for the Board for 1898 to 1900, and of the P. E . . of Gujarat District are ready and the work will be done as soon as possible.

(Sd.) GEO. W. PARK, D. G. ABBOTT, 'V. E. ROBBINS, :FRED'K 'VOOD.

CONFERENCE STE'VARDS. Your committee is glad to report that the collections for Con­

ference Claimants has increased, but regret that the Mission Claimants' collections have decreased. This year the collections reported are; Conference claimants, Rs. 625-1-0; Mission claimants Rs. 191-14-0.

There are no more important funds than these, and they should call forth a larger benevolence than we ,have yet witneSsed. 'Ve would therefore recommend:

(1) That all missionaries and pastors keep the importance of these collections before their people.

(2) That each member of Annual Conference pay one-half of one per cent. of one month's salary to the Conference Claimants' Fund annually, and to regard this as a sacred obligation.

(3) That each mission worker (other than members of Annual Conference) pay one half of one per cent. of one month's salary to the Mission Claimants' Fund, and that the Presiding Elders and Missionaries lay the matter before the workers, and if possible to get the District Conferences to take concerted action in the matter, viewing this subscription as a sacred obligation.

(4) That the Finance Committee be requested to represent to the Home Board that the present pension given by them to Mrs. Vardon is not at all sufficient to enable her to provide for the edu­cation of her children, and, therefore, request that they increase her ~nnnual allowance from 8300 to :3500. Meantime, that we grant Rs, 600 to Mrs. Vardon for the year, and that if the $200 be received it be paid into the Conference Claimants' Fund.

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(5) That a grant of Rs. 60 be made to the widow of Dilawar Masih of the C. P. District.

(6) That a grant of Rs. 36 be made to the widow of Bawa Kalidas of the Gujarat District.

(7) That a grant of Rs. 60 be made to the widow of Ramji H!1ibatti of the Bombay District.

(Signed) "\V. E. ROBBI~S, F. R. F)LT, D. G. ABBOTT, PAUL

SINGH, \V. LEE CLARKE, FRED'K WOOD.

STATE OF THE CHURCH. There is no question that could be of more importance or interest

to this Conference than the question, "What is the state of the Church? Is the body of Christ with which we are more particularly connected in a healthy and prosperous condition? Is it growing unto 'the full stature'?" Your committee rejoices to be able to give satisfactory answers to such questions. \Ve may not have reached perfection, but the past conference year has witnessed many showers of blessing resulting in much spiritual prosperity, especially over our field in Gujarat have "the windows of Heaven" be opened and copious showers of God's converting and strengthening grace have been bestowed. Cause for rejoicing as this i::; there is still greater cause for joy in the sure prosperity of even greater blessing and your committee urge that constant supplication be made that as the new doors open nothing may prevent entrances being effected. But Gujarat has not been alone in being blessed, the prosperity has been almost general, and while the statistical report shows a few decreases, encouraging accounts come from every charge.

The following decrease in baptisms are reported: children of Chris­tian parents 280, children of non-Christian parents 192, adults 540.

But against these decreases, which can be satisfactorily ,aecountE:d for, we are able to report an increase of 1,876 Runday School scholars, an increase of 1,937 in the Christian community, and a large number of candidates awaiting baptism.

Gratifying and important as the numerical increase is, it is still more important of course that as we increase in numbers we also incr.ease in grace. Your committee would respectfully urge all our ministers and preachers to emphasize more and more the necessity of " perfecting holiness ill the fear of the Lord."

The interests of the English work continue to receive the attention of our Church, but perhaps the same expansion that is seen in the native work is not for obvious reasons to be expected, yet your committee is of opinion that the progress has not been as great as it_ might have been; while individual churches have prospered greatly in· other churches the work has remained stationary. YoU! committee would re-affirm the great importance of the English work, urge renewed and increased interest in and attention to it, and point out the vital connection it sustains and the immense benefit it may be to our enlarging vernacular churches. It is gratifying to note in

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ma.ny of the English -churches an increasing missionary spirit, and your committee urges that this blessed spirit be encouraged and cultivated.

(Sd.) W. D. WALLER, W. A. MOORE, W. W.BRUERE;.

TEMPERANCE. Your committee is glad to be able to report that the question of

temperance has received full and adequate attention during the year and that there does not appear to be any weakening of pressure from the church in regard to the same. On the contrary, the lines are being tightened in the matter of the use of tobacco, and the outlook for the children especially is bright.

Regular Temperance Sunday School Lessons have been prepared and circulated by thousands each quarter, and the subject has been presented from its religious, morEitI and physical standpoints.

(Sa.) L. E. LINZELL, ROBERT WARD, \V. LEE CL..uurn.

SUNDAY SCHOOLS. Your committee is glad to be able to report good progress in our

Sunday School work during the past year. In the Conference we have a total of 422 schools, 533 teachers, 14,391 Christians and 7,350 non-Christian scholars. This is an increase of 46 schools, 63 teachers, 2,058 Christian and 150 non-Christian scholars over la.st. The grand total of teachers and scholars is 22,274. This increase is the more gratifying from the fact that the plague has raged throughout the bounds of the Conference: it has been present in every circuit in the Central Provinces District, and there have been over 800 deaths in the Gujarat District: in some places about ha.lf of the village Sunday Schools were closed.

Mr. W. H. Stanes has visited several centres in the Central Provinces a.nd his work has been productive of such good results a.mong the children that we should be glad if he could visit every circuh in the Conference.

The continued use of the I. B. R. A. topic cards bears fruit in more general and systematic Bible study in our schools and among our people. The examinations conducted by the I. S. S. U. have proved a great stimulus to our work in many places and your committee recommends the using of both these agencies as far as possible in work among our children and young people.

The Gujarat District publishes a weekly lesson leaf having an issue of 5,000 copiea that has been of great service in securing more methodical lesson study. Arrangements are being made to introduce these leaves into all the other missions in Gujarat.

Your committee would again emphasize the importance of the Sunday School as a means of making our people better acquainted with God's Word and of laying in our boys and girls the foundation for an intelligent, earnest, consecrated church in the years to come.

(Sd.) A. E. AYERS, F. R. FELT, D. G. ABBOTT~ S. A. BlIOSLE,

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CONFERENCE TREASURER'S REPORT.

MISSIONARY COLLECTIDNS.

Dr.

To 1903 Cnllections

CONFERENCE CLAIMANTS.

Dr.

To 1903 Collections " Interest on Funds " Funds InvE:sted

Total

Rs. a. p. 625 1 0 625 0 0

7,174 4 9 ----

8,424 5 9

Cr. Rs. R. p.

By Payment to Mrs. Vardon. 600 0 0 " Cash with Treasurer. • 650 1 0 " Funds Invested •• 7,174 4 9

Total .• 8,424 5 9

MISSION CLAIMANTS.

Dr. Rs. a. p.

To 1903 Collections 191 14 0 " Cash with Treasurer. . 269 3 0

Total . . 461 1 0

By Payment to widow-of Dila war Masih .•

" of Bawa Kalidas " of Ramji Haibati " Ca.sh with Treasurer

Cr. Rs. a. p

60 0 0 36 0 0 60 0 0

305 1 0

Total . . 461 1 ° EDUCATIONAL FUND.

Dr. Rs. R. p.

To 1903 Collections 817 7 0 " Cash with Treasurer .. 8 0 0 ,., Funds Invested 1,000 ° 0

Total •• 1,825 7 0

Rs. By Payment to Treasurer

Cr. a. p.

of the Board of Education 825 7 0 " Funds Invested •• 1,000 0 0

Total .• 1,825 7 0

GENERAL CONFERENCE EXPENSES.

Dr. Cr. Rs. a. p. Rs. a. p.

To 1903 Collections .. 148 0 0 By payment to Conference " Cash with Treasurer • • 73 15 0 Delegate .. 221 15 0

Total 221 15 ° Total •. 221 15 0

W. LEE CLARKE,

Conference T1'easurer.

Bornbul/ .il nnltJul Conference

RESOLUTIONS.

1. BISHOP WARREN.

Resolved, That we expretS our deep sense of obligation to Almighty God for the means which He manifestly has used for our instruction, encouragement and edification in the visit of BISHOP WARREN from the homeland; That we value and reciprocate the loving advice, experienced spiritual instruction, and practical encouragement of so honored a servant of the church at large, and especially are we thank­ful that Bishop 'Varren has, after sudden illness, been restored to health and strength, and that he is again able to prosecute the work which he so loves and which God so signally honors.

2. BISHOPS THOBURN AND \YARNE. Re!jol1~ed, That we further desir€ to thank our Heavenly Father

for the privilege of again seeing BISHOP THODUR1'\ and BISHOP 'V ARNE in our midst, and that we rejoice with them in the good tidings, good cheer and good influence which they, by God's grace, bring to US, through their manifold journeyings, counsel and influence among us who of necessity are confined mainly to particular stations in this once entirely heathen, but now, at least, partly Christian land; That we desire above all things the glory of God and are satisfied that the present means being used are tending to fulfil the same.

3. ENTERTAINMENT. Resolved, That we tender to our missionttries resident in Baroda

and Sister Vardon our heartiest thanks for the very acceptable arrange­ments for our comfort and entertainment during this session of cenference, and which have made our.visit to Baroda most enjoyable.

(Sd.) ROBERT WARD, 'V. LEE OLARKE, L. E. LINZELL.

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MUTTRA TRAINING SCHOOL . . Forty students have studied in the school during the past year:

nine in the English Department, and thirty-one in the Vernacular Department. Of these seven have completed the course, Reporbs of them show great satisfaction with their work by those with whom they labor.

Fifteen of the students have come to us from other missions, thus showing their appreciation of the work of the school.

The Board of Trustees proposes the name of Miss Joanna Davis of Bombay as its representative from the Bombay Conference and asks you to confirm the nomination by vote of your conferellce.

MARY EVA GREGG, Sec!!. BOQ,1'd of T1'ustees.

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LAY ELECTORAL CONFERENCE. The following delegates to the Lay Electoral Conference met in

one of the rooms of the Church :in Baroda, at 12 nOOll, on Friday, 11th December, 1903:-

Mrs. Abbott (Khandwa), Mrs. Butterfield (Igatpuri English), Chhn.gan Karsan (Bombay Gujarati), Elia Narottam (Gutal), Mrs. Felt (Narsingpur), 1\1rs. Fox (Poona Marathi Schools), Mrs. Frease (Savali), Harji Vira (Padra), Miss Heafer (Jabalpur Hindustani), Miss Holmes (Vaso), J aiwant Rao (Igatpuri Marathi), Jiva Nann. (Mn.hudha), Jivan D. Saptal (Karachi Vernacular), Miss Lawson (Bombay Marathi), Mrs. Morton (Karachi English), Musa Karsan (Nadiad), Miss Nunan (Baroda), Paul Goviud (Od), Mrs. Stephens, M. D. (Poona English), Shiva Tora (Umreth), T. J. Tanner (Bombay, Grant Road), Miss Turuer (\Vasad), Mrs. \Yard (Godhra), Miss \Yard (Poona Marathi-Rl'sClTe), T. T. \Vright (Bombay, Bowen Ohurch).

After prayer, T. T. Wright was elected Ohairman, and T. J. Tanner Secretary. .

The Chairman explained the object of the Conference. By banot, James Morris was elected Lay Delegate to the ensuing

General Oonference, and Mrs, S. \V. Stephens, M. D., was elected alternate.

The conference closed with prayer. T. J. TANNER, T. T. WRIGHT,

SeC1'etary. Chairman.

Memorials to Central Conference. (1) ON JUDIOIAL CONFERENCES.

(A) 'WHEREAS, Great and many difficulties occur ill assembling Judicial Conferences in Annual and Mission Conforences in Southern Asia, owing to great distances and inconveniences of travel, and to the paucity of missionaries;

THEREFORE, \Ve request the Central Conference to memorialize the General Conference so to amend the Discipline that in Annual and 'Mission Conferences in Southern Asia, three Triers of Appeals shall be appointed for each Annual and l\lission Conference, and that a quorum of five shall be necessary to forlll a Judicial Conference.

(D) FURTHER, vVnEREAs the business and spiritual aims of the Dis­trict Conferences in Southern Asia are seriously interfered with by trials of local preachers ;

THEREFORE, Be it resolved that we request the Central Conference to memorialize the General Conference so to adj ust the Discipline that it be possible to conduct such trials at other times.

(Sd.) L. E. Lr1\ZELL, F. R. FELT.

Bombay .J1 nnual Conference.

(2) OF FINANCE -COMMITTEE REGARDING MISSIONARIES.

WHEREAS, At the October meeting of the Board of the Missionary Society held in New York, it was resolved that the Oentral Conference in Sothern Asia be asked to formulate a plan by which Missionaries received into the Conferences on the field may be recognized as Mis­sionaries of the Board.

A1I."'D WHEREAS, It is important that the men to be recommended be tried men, whose qualifications are all that can be desired;

AND WHEREAS, In the judgment of this Conference, the best judges in the matter of selection are the members of the Finance Committees of the Annual Conferences ;

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That we request the ensuing Central Conference to memorialise the Board in New York to accept the recommendations of the various Finance Committees of the Annual Conferences, and that of the Presiding Bishop, and to recognise the men so recommended as Full Missionaries of the Board of the Mis­sionary Society.

On behalf of the Finance Committee, (Sd.) GEO. W. PARK, Secy.

(3) ON QUARTERLY AND DISTRICT CONFERENCE MEMBERSHIP.

From the Gujarat District Conference, Session of 1903, To the Central Conference of the M. E. Church 1904.

DEAR BRETHREN:--Our Discipline does not provide for the e;v-officio membership in

our Quarterly and District Conferences of woman missionaries in the foreign field, Therefore we respectfully request that the General Conference be memorialized so to alter paragraphs 88 and 96 of the Discipline, that in Mission Fields, wives of missionaries in charge of work, deaconesses, missionaries of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society, and assistants engaged in evangelistic work, be ex-officio members of our District and Quarterly Conferences.

YUSAF DHANJI, ED\VIN F. FREASE, SecretaTY. Chainnan.

Respectfully forwarded to the Bombay Annual Conference for approval and sending on to the Central Conference.

(4) ON MISSION HELPERS PROVIDENT FUND. RULES.

1. This Fund shall be called " The Bombay Conference Mission Helpers Provident Fund."

II. The object of this Fund shall be to help Mission 'Workers of the Conference to accumulate a competency against the time of their retirement or, in case of their death, for their dependents.

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III. This Fund shall be under the control of the Joint Finance Committee of the Bombay Conference which shall appoint a Treasurer for the Fund.

IV. All Christian Mission Helpers of both sexes, below the grade of Annual Conference Members, now in Mission employ in the Conference, or who may hereafter be employed, shall pay monthly to this Fund 9 pies for each Rupee of salary. Such sums shall be collect­ed monthly by Missionaries in charge and remitted to the Treasurer.

V Each subscriber shall nominate one or more persons to whom his Provident Fund shall be payable in case of his death, and such nominee or nominees may be changed if the subscriber desires; but he may not nominate any person not a dependent on him. Nominations shall be over the signature of the subscriber and shall be filed by the Treasurer.

VI. In cases where both man and wife are Mission 'Vorkers, subscriptions to this Fund shall be from their united salary; their ,Toint Provident Fund shall be in the husband's name and only at his death may payments be made to nominees.

VII. Any subscriber may pay into this Fund at any time any amount above his regular monthly subscriptions. This amount will be credited to his account and will be placed at interest for him. Such amounts may be withdrawn from the Fund only under the pro­visions of Rule XIY.

VIII. In case a, subscriber is transferred to Mission 'Vork in another Conference his account will be transferred to the Provident Fund of that Conference. If there be no Fund in that Conference he may continue to subscribe to this Fund, or he may withdraw from tho Fund the amount due him. In this case the Finance Committee shall decide as to the method of payment.

IX. In case a subscriber becomes a member of an Annual Con­ference he may continue to pay to the Fund. All payments will be dealt with aC130rding to Rule YII.

X. Native members of the Bombay Conference may contribute to this Fund and all such amounts will be dealt with according to Rule YII.

XI. The Treasurer shall endeavor to secure donations in aid of the Fund, and such dcnations shall be used in duplicating subscrip­tions as per Rule XIII

XII. The Annual Conference Collection for Mission Claimants shall be invested by the Treasurer of this Fund, [Lnd the interest used in duplicating subscriptions as per Rule XIII. The principal may be drawn upon by the Annual Conference Board of Stewards whenever necessary.

XIII. From donations received and from interest on the Annual Conference Collection for Jiission Claimants, this Fund shall, as far as possible, add annually to the account of each subscriber an amount equal to what he has paid in monthly subscriptions during the year but shall not add to any account more than Rs. 12 for the year.

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XIV. The amount due any subscriber shall be paid by the Treasurer :-

1 upon the honorable retirement of the subscriber from active Mission \Vork,

2 upon his resignation from the Mi'3sion, 3 upon his discharge fro~ the Mission, 4 at his death to his nominee or nominees,

A certificate from the Missionary in charge mnst be presented before payment may be made on any of the above claims. Should there be dispute as GO who are beneficiaries the Joint Finance Com­mittee shall decide, and payment, in such cases, may be made only on its order.

XV. The amount due any subscriber at his honorable retire­ment from active Mission Work, or in case of his death to his nominee or nominees, shall be the sum of:-

1 his regular monthly subscriptiolls. 2 amounts paid by him to the Fund above regular subscrip-

tions. .

B amounts added to his account by the Fund. 4 his pro rata share of interest from investments.

In the event of his resignation hom the lVIission he shall receive the amounts he has paid into the Fund plus interest at 3% per annum.

In the event of his discharge from the Mission he shall receive all amounts he has paid into the Fund, without interest.

No amount to the credit of any subscriber to this Fund shall be subject to attachment by creditors.

XVI. All payments to subscribers shall be in installments or as the Joint Finance Committee may direct.

XVII. All amounts remaining in the accounts of Workers who have resigned or have been discharged, as per Rule XV, shall be con­sidered as donations to the Fund.

XVIII. The mOllevs of this Fund shall be invested as the Joint Finance Committee may direct, and interest from such investments shall be placed pro rata to the credit of subscribers.

XIX. (1) The Treasurer shall issue an annual statement to each subscriber showing amounts received from him and the amounts added to his account by the Fund.

(2) The Treasurer shall make an annual statement to the Joint Finance Committee showing the condition of the Fund.

XX. The accounts of the Treasurer of this Fund shall be andit­ed annually by the Bombay Conference Auditing Committee.

XXI. The Joint Finance Committee shall have power to amend any oithe above Rules or to add to their number.

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PRESIDING ELDERS' REPORTS.

BOMBAY DISTRICT. D. O. FOX, Presiding Elder.

The Bombay District includes Baluchistan, Sind, and all of the Bombay Presidency, with the exception of Gnjarat and Katiawar. The distance from Quetts, the northernmost station, to Poona in the south, is 1,220 miles by the shortest route.

There are in the district three large cities: Bombay, Poona, and Karachi.

On the Kalyan circuit, at Kalyan, 33 miles from Bombay, two valleys meet. In these valleys there are over 1,900 villages with a popn­lation of a million. In another circuit with Talegaon as its head station, half way between Poona and Lanowli, there are about 1,500 villages with a population of about a million. In these circuits there are several large towns each with a population of over 20,000.

For all this field we have the following workers: missionaries and their wives, 18; missionaries of the W F. 1\1:. S. 6; Indian ministers and their wives, 4. Lay workers: paid European workers, 7; paid Indian workers, 52; unpaid European workers, 30; unpaid Indian workers, 16; making a total of 133 missionaries and lay workers in this great field.

From a careful review of the work of the last quadrennium we are not able to show a great advance in numbers. If the statistics are to be relied upon, our En'glish work is nearly at a stand-still, and has been for several years. Our Indian churches have been steadily advancing from year to year, in numbers, in spiritual life, and in their contributions for the support of their own work. The prospects in this Lranch of our work were never more promising than now.

Among our Indian Christians there is a gt'owing sense of responsi­bility towards self-support. Their contributions, which already compare favorably with those of Europeans, are steadily increasing. Our Euro­pean members give, onan average, 3~ per cent. of their income; the Indian members, 3 per cent.

ENGLISH WORK.

There is on this district a large and important English work, the outcome of the wonderful revival nnder the leadership of Bishop William Taylor. This movement has been of untold spiritnal benefit to the Euro­pean population, and the value of snch n work of grace is as great to-day as it ever was. Methodism has been, and still is, the leading exponent of a present salvation from all sin by faith in .J esus Christ, attested by the Holy Spirit. It is important to India that onr church should be faithful to its God-given mission,

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RE'vival services have been held in three of our English churches in the past year with good results.

Brother Linzell, the pastor of BOWEN CHURCH, has been greatly blessed in his work, especially among young people, many of Wh()lll attend the church. Se\·eral have been COllY!'l·ted and j0ined the church. The congregations continue large, and a good spirj~ prevails. The ~un­(lay School is well attended and prosperous. The deaconess, Miss Davis, has rendered most yaluable ilssistance to the pastor.

Brothel' and Sister Calkins have done milch anrl hard wOl·k at GRANT ROAD. Several of the membrr:;; have withdmwlI from the church and joined elsewhere. Revival meetings have been held and a number of young people llave been COli verted and some ha \'e joined the church. The Epworth League has rented a hall where meetings are held for Hindus and Mohamedans.

The HINDUSTANI "1ND T.HfII:. MISSIONS connected wit.It Grant Road Church, have heen maintained and some fruit has been gathered. There have been three baptisms in the Tamil congregation.

At MAZAGON the attendance at thp. services has lal'geJy fallen off, but there is a thriving Sunday School conducted by one of the yOllng men of Grant Road.

The BOMBAY SE.BIEN'S REST is fulfilling its mission among the sailors with marked success. Bro. Haveuf;, and his wife, who, also \ntS a mission worker of long experience before their marriage. are cnrr~'ing on all the work, spiritual, social, alld financial, with great. profit to the sailors, who show their appreciation by attending the meetings in large numbers. In this work Bro. and Sis. Havens are assisted by a number of efficient lay workers.

The PRESS in BO~JB.~ y is still doing good work. The amonnt of work done and the profits received, though not large, have encouragingly in­creased. It is a gl'eat help both to the Marathi and Gnjarati missions. Its financial needs are urgent.

In IGATPURl, both the English and vernacular services are regularly carried on. The Sunday School and Epworth Leagne are doing good ~~. .

Our local preachel', Bro. Peter Geering, who has haeI charge of the services in LANOWLI, has been ably nssisted from time to time by brethren from Bombay. As snperintendellt of t~le Sunday School, Bro. Gef'ring is doing excellent work among the childrell.

The work in KAR.\CHI has been snccessflllly carried on, notwith standing the ab::.ence of the }.lR8tor, Bro. Waller, OIl furlough. Such mell as the Rev. Mott Keisler, Hev. G. Gregson, Rev. 'V L. Clarke, assisted hy the local preacher:::, hare snpplied the pulpit and looked after the iutere:;;ts of thp. chmch. Bro. Clarkl' writes t!J!lt whell he left in October there were evidenees of a revjyal spirit in t.he congl·egatiun. The Sunday School is sOlall but doing well.

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It ought to be mentioned to the credit of the membership that the Karachi church has cheerfully paid the pastor's salary during his absence, and also met the travelling expenses, when needed, of those who have taken temporary charge of the chnrch.

The SE.UfEN)S REST of KARACHI has somewhat changed its rela­tions to onr work. The Port Trust are building a home for the sailors, after the completion of which all the work of caring for the sailors and eiltertaining them is to be given to the Sellmen's Rest committee. 'This committee has asked the Annual Conference to nominate the superin­tendent and to supervise the working of the Rest. Bro. Morton is doing excellent work. The meetings are well attended and the finances are in good condition.

The E~GLISH WORK in POOKA is in excellent condition. The con­gregations are large, as are also the Sunday School and Epworth League, both of which are fnll of promise "f spiritual good for the young people. In September, ten day~' special services wel'e held both morning and evening. As results of these meetings there were some conversions, Ilud professing Christians were quickened and strengthened.

QUE'J'TA is a beautiful town 5,500 ft. above the sea level, 26 hours by rail from Karachi np the Rolan Pass and through Baluchistan to the borders of Afghanistan. It is a military :O;Latioll and growing in im­portance evelT year. The Europeall community consists chiefly of the families of railway employees, and clerks in the military offices. We have a good church and parsonage and a large plot of ground for an industrial home. Regula1.• services are held on Sundays, conducted by Rev .• l. Sh<tw, the Presbyterian chafJlain. There is also a good Sunday School. The brother who has kept our work so well in hand, and so wisely managed it, is onr 10c3.1 preacher, James nummings. There is also the begin­ning of a promising nati\'e work. The people are asking for a pastor to help to cultivate this important field.

SCHOOLS AND HOMES.

God has greatly favoured the TA YLOR HIGH SCHOOLS in Po ON A. The.,' were never in better condition th:Hl now to do the work for which they weL'e opened. The gO\,'ernment impector who examined the schools i~l September gave a yery fa"orable report of both the schools.

Brother Hill took charge of the Boys' School in January and has shown his fitness for the work by the success that has attended his management thr0ugh the year. He has a good staff of teachers.

At the beginning of the year Mrs. 'Fox was placed in charge of the Gids' School. and with the hearty co-operation of the teachers enter­ed upon a year of successful work. This school, too, has a strong staff of teachers. :Miss Carey, who matriculated from this school in 1888 and bas taught in it ever sil~ce, deseryes special mention becanse of the valu­able and loyal assistance she has rendered. \Vhen Mrs. Fox was appoint­ed to the charge of the school it was nnderstood that another principal

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would be sent out from America to take her place £,s soon as possible. Mrs. Eddy consente~ to come, and arrived 011 the 2nd of August and took charge of the work. The school is to be congratulated on the appointment of Mrs. Eddy who is, in all respects, so well fitted for the position. Hearty thanks are due to Bishop Thoburn who secured her for this place.

Both the schools deserve the fullest confidence of the people. Finan ciany, both need help.

The ANGLO-INDIAN HOMES ,for girls and boys, under the charge of Mrs. Hutchings, are model institutions of their kind and supply a. deep­ly felt want. Mrs. Hutchings is ably assisted in the management of these Homes by Miss 'Vard and Miss Merrett, who have become thorough­ly identified with the work There haye been several conversions in the past year. Thanks are due to the good iriends who have so kindly con­tributed to the support of the If omes.

VERNACULAR WORK.

In the BOMHAY MARATHI and GUJARATI OIRCUITS there have been this year 33 baptisms; amongst others, two interesting cases-a Parsee and a Jew. The Parsee, a widow, and her little daughter, were induced to accept Christ through the efforts of a worker who is herself a con vert from Zoroastrianism. The other, a Jew from Bagdad in comfortable circumstances, wa~ led to accept Jeslls as his Messiah by comparing the Old Testament prophecies with the New Testament accounts of their fulfilment. There are several enqnirers amongst God's ancipnt people.

The Marathi church raises the amount of its pastor's salary. The Gujarati church more than meets the salary and rent of one worker.

The following incidents are full of encouragement: A Gujara t Christian had some Rs. 80 owing to him; the debtor becoming a Ohris­tian repaid the debt, whereupon our brother, the creditor, gave Rs. 10 as a thank-offering. Another, also a Gujarati, owed the sum of Rs. 75 ; upon becoming a Christian lIe began to pay this debt, and for this pur­nose set aside a certain amount e,"ery month. One month after paying the last rupee of indebtedness he had a balance of Rs. 5 in hand, which he voluntarily placed in the collection as a thank-offering. These were both poor men earning abont Rs. lOa month.

The Day School work is well in hand. The Gujarati schools are being placed npon a self-supporting basis. Three flourishing schools cost only Rs. 11 per month now, as against Rs. 48 formerly.

By the generosity of Dr. Owen, of 'Yheaton, Ill., U. S. A., Bro. Wood has been able to open an institute in the heart of Byculla for school, library, and lecture room. A prominent Hindu gentleman has added a room rent free for one year at least.

A monthly workers' meeting has been conducted throughout the year by Brother Wood, and attended by all the city workers. These have proved helpful to the workers and the work. The urgent need being felt, a weekly theological class has been started for workers in Bombay, with a membership of twelve.

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There have been some death" among the church members and a great deal of sickness among the workers. Old Ramji died of plag'~e, but his was a happy translation, and even in the hospital he preached Christ as the Saviour. Brother Wood and his family have had consider­able illness through the year.

The KALYAN AND PANWELL CIRCUIT, which is 45 miles broad by 75 long, has recently been didued into 4 circuits. Fr0m several places people nre calling us, in one place offering a hut for onr work. On this ci!'cuit, a Mahar family has been baptised, and there are several inquirers, including a Hindu guru and his wife, who have a number of followers.

w- F. M. S. WORK.

The W. F. M. SOCIETY IN BmlBAY is steadily and successfully developing its work. Miss Lawson has charge of the High School and Orphanage, and Miss Robinson of the Zenana Mission and City School).:. The High School teachers up to matriculation and last month sent up two pupils for examination. For various reasons it is contemplated moving the High School and Orphanage to Talegaoll.

Early in the year, Miss Newing came out from England and joined the Mission, taking up the late Mrs. Fritchley's Hindustani work.

It is difficult in Zenana work to count the results, but Miss Robinson and her associates are faithfully teaching the women in their homeR, and there is reason to helieve that many are intelljgently receiving the truth.

The Government Collector of Bombav sent word that the taxes on part of the property of the W F. i\I. Soci;ty had been increased from Rs. 9-9-4 to Rs. 1,344 per annum. This is a crushing calamity. It seems impossible to contiuue the mission work with this heavy tax to pay yearly. A s the mission is carried on simply for charitable and religious purposes, Government has been asked to reduce the tax to the original amount.

The NATIYE WORK IX POONA altogether is brightening. There have been more baptisms and more interest manifested this year than in several years past.

The Girls' Orphanage and Training School nnder Sundel'bai Powar are fulfilling their mission in disciplining and preparing the girls for their life work. Several have gone ontfrom the Training School to engage in mission work. Many of the girls have been converted and baptised.

In the Boys' Orphanage the progress in studie8 and conduct is most encouraging and promises to giye good results to our Mission. SOllie of the boys gi,e good evidence that they have received the saving grace of IGod. Many of them have joined the International Bible Reading Association and evei'y morning conscientiously read the Bible portions assigned. Seventeen 1.'eceived certificates from the India Sunday School Union for successfully passing the examination in July last.

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Plans are being formed for opening a Training School for Marathi workers in Poona early next year.

The Pooxc~ Hindustani Zenana Mission in charge of :\:lrs. Vardon has increased ill the mUllb~r of families visited from 36 to 42. Several of the WOillen tanght have bec')rue deeply interested and ~ay they worship only Jesns as their God. A Bil.Jle-woman assi:-;ts !\1rs. Vardon in her work.

Dr. :Jirs. Stephens' valriable Dwelical work has been continued through the year. The Anglo-Indian Homes, Sundel'bai Powar's Zenana Training Home, the Christian Boy~' Orphanage, and the Taylor High School fOt' girls, han> been the recipients of her medicines and attendance in times of illness. 'Ve regret that she is soon to retire from India, for a time at least. This will be a great 10RS to these institutions and also to the Christian work in Poona.

CENTRAL PROVINCES DISTRICT T. S. JOHXSOX, Presiding Elder.

Upon returning from Oonference last Decelll bel', the distressin~ report was cnrrent that plague bad made its appearam'e ill the city. Though it had been doing its deadly work in other parts of the country for years, the Central Proyinces had suffered but little up to that time. It. broke out in Jabalpur in N oyember and notwithstanding the great efforts which \,ere put forth to. stay it, it spread through the whole city and into many cornpuunds in the station as well as into many yjIlages. The people became panic-stricken and great numbers-probably half the population-left the city; the number remaining did not exeeed fifty thousand. The dailY death rate reached 120. at which rate the cutire population would haHO\ been wiped ont in little more than 011e year. Thousands of houses were closed, whole streets were forsaken and busi­nf'SS was q l1ite paraly zed. The great anxiety and fear \yhich pre\'ailed can be better imagined than described. It might be thought that in such a condition the people would be eager to hear the Gospel message, but for some months this was not the case. In the beginning the people called upon their gods and did much to appease them, but soon despaired of receiving any help eycn from them. The report became current that the Government was anxious to rednce the population of the country and was diserninating the plagne for that purpose. Instead of appreciat­ing the great and humane efforts. of the Government to stay the disease and to giye every possible relief to the people. ~lnltitndes believed these ricions reports. The attitude or the people became so threatenillg that the relief measures had to be greatly modified or altogether almudoll­ed. Our Christians and all of our schools \vere wonderfully preserved. \Ve did what we could in way of sal1itation and carefnlly disinfected their houses-theG l"oked to God for His protection. "In the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength."

The people could not understand why so few Christians suffered frum the scourge, when Llindoo alld l\1ahomedan neighbours WC1'e cut down all aruund them. Though we offered to disinfe<.'t their houses

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without cost to them, excepting one family they wouB not allow it to be done. After great delay a Mohamedan neighbour asked for medicine for a sick child. The child recovered, when a few others asked for medicine. Be­fore the plague was stayed, however, a great change was generally apparent among the people. .Many of them declared that their gods were help­less and useless.

At the same time the plague was in Jabalpur, it preva.iled in Bur­hanpur and. Nagpnr. Later in the year it broke out in many other places, and is still spreading. May the people soon understand why God has permitted this awful scourge to come upon them, and ayail themselves of Ohristian sanitation-there is no other than Ohristian sanitation-and of the salvation provided for them in Jesus Christ. Evangelistic, as well as school and Sunday School work has been greatly hindered through­out the district. Our workers so far have been spared from the scourge of the plague, though three have died from other causes. Three of our Ohristians ha ve fallen victims to the plagne,

THE DISTRICT OONFERENCE.

There are practically two districts with separate sessions of District Oonference. One in the Hindustani and the other in the Marathi language. which meet together once in three years, a kind of general District Conference. The distance hy railway from .r ahalpur in the Hindustani section to N agpur in the Marathi, is 5R4 miles. Though the two cities are less than 200 miles apart, the people a nd their languages are quite distinct, though simple Hindustani is understood by many of the Marathi people. The openings and opportunities in both sections are most promising, and each should ccnstitnte a district, could mis­sionaries and money to support them he found.

The two ~ectioils met together in November this year in Khandwa, and continued five days, with religionE- 8ervices morning and evening, and conferer.ce business dnring the day.

The members of the conference are from many clas~es and castes: Hindoo, Marathi, Mohameclan; from the Brahmin to the lowest caste uniting as brethren in .resns Christ ill 'Vholll alolle the barriers which separate man from his fellow man and from his God may be remoyed and all become Ol1e.

The conference was a season of blessing. May it mark a new era in the work of Christ's kingdom throughout the district.

HINGOLI, at which place there was a military cantonment which has been abandoned within the year, has been added to our list of mission stations. This has been contemplated for several years, but the way did not, opcn. The support of one native worker and possibly two has been secured. A man of experience has been appointed and is at \york in the place. Because of the breaking up of the cantonment property is very cheap, and we hale purchased a very desirable property for Rs. 1000, consisting of a good large bangalow and a small one connected by a coridor, good out-buildings a well and

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8 compound of thirteen acres of land nicely enclosed with a hedge. AltQgether a very inv~ting miasionary residence, with almost limitless field and opportunities for work. Weare waiting .and praying for the missionary and money to support him. Though the place is 80 miles from the railway (railway is .contemplated) and 30 miles from European neighbours, we can find the missionary, if the money can be forthcoming. The purchase of the property has not embarrassed' us with debt. While we are embarrassed for want of men and money and power to reach the multitudes, we are not embarrassed with debt anywhere in the District.

The mission premises in BASIl! have been enlarged by thepnrchase of several acres of land, a part of which was required for the accommoda­tion of the Boys' School. In KHANDwA the premises have been enlarged by the addition of eleven acres of land, a part of which was purchased, and the rest kindly made over by Government, for which we tender our sincere thanks and especially to the government officials in Khandwa and the Commissioner of the Division. Buildings, bangalow, school house, dormitories and hospital for the Women's Foreign Missionary Society are now being erected on said land.

In JABALPUR, where we have been for years looking out for a place in the city for a church and preacher's residence, and gathering and savi~g money to pay for it, we have finally succeeded-had to purchase from six different persons and to pay about Rs, 3,SOO.This gives us head quarters in the city with good residence for preacher and a temporary hall for worship and a good site upon which to build a church when some good steward of thc Lord may furnish the money for that purpose -about Rs. 6,000.

. During Dr. Felt's leave home the Presiding Elder had to add to his workand responsibilities the charge of NARSINGPUR circuit and Boys' Orphanage; but Bro. F. C. Aldrich, formerly of the" India Watchman," came to his relief early in the year and has rendered most valuable and efficient service. Since Dr. Felt's return the work in Narsingpur is properly provided for. W cLave for years been asking both the Lord and the Church for·a man for the School and Orphanage there. We now have the man, and will not the money also for his support be forthcoming?

W L. Clarke after many years' service took three months' leave and spent the hot season in Banglore, and later, at the request of the Presid­ing Elder of the Bombay District, served the Church ill Karachi for more than two months. During his absence Zechariah Cornelius took charge of the native work, and the Presbyteriau chaplain of the English work in KAMPTI.

As Dr. Fraser will soon leave NAG PUR for his new Calcutta home with his son, Sir Andrew Fraser, Lt.-Governor .of Bengal, we thankfully acknowledge his very acceptable service.in connection with our Ohurch in Nagpur. He will be .greatly .missed by the pastor, Brother Cowsell, as well ,as by the entire community.

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Miss Hyde for five years, Superintendent of the Girls' School and Orph8inage in Jabalpur took leave in April to go to America for needed rest and change, since which Miss Heafer in addition to her other work has had charge of the school. Miss Norton, M. D., took leave the first of May in search of health, not being able to remain in the Jabalpur climate. Miss Condict, M. D., who relieved Doctor Norton is in charge of the

-medical work. Miss Bennet also was obliged to leave Jabalpur on account of her health : she was transferred to the Girls' School in Poona where she enjoys better health. The property in Jabalpur, which has been named "The Deaconess Home," is vacant since Miss Heafer took charge of the Girls' School. It is a very desirable property worth Rs. 15,000, though it cost ten years ago but Rs. 10,230. Furniture has been purchased, or is being made, to furnish the house throughout, and we hope for two or more good deaconesses soon to occupy this "Home," all paid for and furnished for them.

Mention was made in last year's report of a prayer league covenant­ed to pray daily for a revival throughout the district. Though there has as yet been no general revival, there have been genuine revivals in the Girls' Orphanages in Jabalpur aud Basim on opposite sides of the District, one Hindustani, the other Marathi. The good work in both places broke out most unexpectedly and lasted several weeks. May these be bnt drops before plenteous and continuous showers. There have also been precious blessings npon the children in other schools and in N agpur English Church. In Narsingpur the Hindoo blacksill!th who teaches the orphan boys in the workshop was awakened and genninely converted and has been baptised. We must spend more time in prayer. If we would spread the fire, we ourselves must be set on fire.

Though we have been wonderfully preserved during the year, still we have been afHicted. Brother and Sister Abbott's dear Marcus, a precious child, after weeks of suffering was taken from the home here to the heavenly home. Though grace triumphs, the bereaved cannot escape the heavy heartache which the separation of such precious ones must cause; but when we meet again there will be no sorrow there. A number of the native preachers have also been bereft of their little ones duri~g the year. Three of the working staff, Paidya of Kampti, Blacom Singh of Basim and Tota Ram of Burhanpur. have, we trnst, entered into rest. The first named dipd very suddenly, had not time for a single word; the other two had more time and had glorious triumph. Our people die weB.

OUJARAT DISTRICT

E. F. FREASE, Presiding Elder.

It is the purpose in this report briefly to review the work of the past year, present a retrospect and glance at the outlook. At the tirqe of writin~ m,r last rel?ort :plague had again become :prevalent in

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. Gnjarat, and it worked havoc in uur villages. How severe the blow was to Ollr Christian communities is shown by the fact that 823 deaths have been reported, or at about the rate of 55 per thousand. But it is difficult to explain how seriously it interferes with our progress. It has again broken out at various places, but the indications are such as to cause hope that it may not be as sever~ as formerly.

Abundant rain fell in Gnjarat in the past season for the first time in a number of years and everything promised splendid harvests, when swarms of locusts appeared. and, while they did not cause general devasta­tion, such serious injnry was done over large areas as to seriouRly affect the poor. Thus we have continued to be confronted by ahnormal condi­tions, acting adversely on onr work, particularly that of the day schools and the instruction of onr people. Persecution also has been unusnally insistent ~nd severe at several points, notably in the Savali, Padra and part of the Godhra Circuits,

CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY AND BAPTISMS.

These conditions, of courRe, have considerably retarded the growth of our Christian community. Hundreds of candidates ha,e died, and in places the weaker candidates for baptism Lave for the present held off, to the number, I estimate, of some 2,000. Hence, the number of baptisms has been but 2,388. It should be remarked, hOWever, that as we have found our candidates greatly influenced by being baptized at some large gathering, those who are within easy l'each of Baroda, Wasad, Bhalej and N ndiad have not been baptized yet, it being the intention for them to come to the meetings planned for the visiting Bishops during and im­mediately after this Conference.

Adding the number of baptisms, viz: 2,388, to the 14,001 Christians reported last year, gives 16,389, and dedncting the 823 reported deaths leaves 15,566. But the statistical report shows the Christian com­munity to be 15,788. The apparent surplns of 266 is doubtless ac­connted for by the return of Christian~ to their homes who had left dur­ing the famine and were not counted last year. Adding the candidates awaiting baptism brings the toial communit.y above 20,000, or, with the candidates at present holding off through fear bnt who al'e sure to return in a short time, makes a total of nearly 23,000.

SVNDAY AND DAY SCHOOLS.

The statistical showing of our Sunday Schools is a source of great congratulation. The figures have been gathered with greater care than ever before, mostly from regularly kept registers, and the total enrollment is 15,628, a gain of 2,407. III view of the premiling conditions, this is a remarkable result.

Turning to our Day Schools we find 4,976 scholars on the roIls, a gain over last year of 77'J, which again is most satisfactory considering the circu~st~nces! It is believed, too, th&f these statistics are thorollgh-

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ly reliable, except that they are more likely under than over the real figure in a few of the circuits.

CHRISTIAN WORKERS.

The number, organization and effectiveness of our working force has been one feature of the work in Gujarat which has attracted particular attention of visiting bishops and veteran missionari9s from other fields. This has been accomplished by persistent and harmonious effort on the part of the entire missionary force. Our converts Bre from among the illiterate classes. Yet Ollr leaders have to be selected and trained from among them. It is with proformd gratitude to God, therefore, that we can now point to 230 male workers and 120 female workers of all grades, besides the four Gujarati members of the A.nnual Conference. Of the men 16 are local preachers, 140 are exhorters, and the l'emaining 74 are pastor teachers not yet licensed. Sixty-seven of the women have passed their preparatory course, and are members of the Woman's Con­ference, 52 being yet in the preparatory course. This marvellous result has been reached chiefly through three things: First, the careful selec­tion by the missionaries of suitable men and women and constant super­vision; Second, the Summer School; Third, the Training School. Owing to the large increase in numbers it was found impossible to hold the Summer School this year, much to the disappointment of the workers.

BIBLE TRAINING SCHOOL.

The attendance has been about the same a~ the previous year, and the work done, good. But it has long been evident that we should have largely increased accommodation for this school and also that it should be advanced to a higher ~rade. We are therefore rejoicing in the generous gift of Mr. George E. Nicholson, of lola, Kansas, of an amount suffi­cient to erect buildings to accommodate 40 more families, a suitable school building a,nd also teachers' houses for an institution to be called the "Florence B. Nicholson School of Thflology." Mr. Nicholson also intends providing the passage and salary of a married missionary for this school. Architect's plans have been prepared for the buildings and it is hoped they may soon be in course of erection. It should be observed that this institution is to provide for the training, not ouly of the preachers, but of their wives as well. And it is the intention to divide the work into two general departments. The School of Theology proper will be for the advanced training of preachers. For the other department the entire working staff of certain grades is to be divided in­to four sections, each of which will be brought in for three months each year, the remaining nine months being devoted to the active work. It is thus confidently expected that in a few years the working force in the district will be advanced in efficiency far beyond its present stand­ing. Last year it was decided that students attending t·he Training School should be required after leaving the School to repay one half of the amount expended on them at the rate of 10% of their ~alary monthly.

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BUILDINGS.

After long continued negotiations a site of about 20 acres was secured last February for the Baroda Girls' Orphanage, in the Baroda State, and permission to build, given. The site immediately adjoins and faces the parade ground of Baroda Cantonment, having a frontage on it of about a quarter of a mile. Brother Ayers put a large force of men at work at once and has pushed the operations so vigorously that in spite of unexpected difficulties,the buildings are now practically complet­ed. As they provide accommodation for 300 girls, including dor­mitories, hospital, matron's bungalow, tea'Jhers' qnarters, kitchens, store-rooms, laundry, etc., a large well and the mission bungalow and its out-houses, all constituting what is probably the largest and most complete orphanage plant we have in India, some idea may be had of the greatneRs of the undertaking, and Brother Ayers is entitled to warm congratulations. It should be noted in passing that thi:;; continued bnilding work has prevented Brother Ayers from studying Gnjarati. Miss Williams has bravely carried her share of a great orphanage burden and has done it well. We desire to record our sincere recognition of God's goodness in giving us this beautiful property.

A start has at last been made toward the providing or' places of worship at our circuit centres. In March th9 building of a church and parsonage for the Gujarati Pastor, and aecommodation for the sub-circuit leader, was begun at Wasad. The parsonage was occupied at the begin­ning of the rains and the church is ready for the dedication immediately after this conference adjourns. The church has an auditorium and two wings, which are partitioned off by folding doors, thus providing accom­modation for a day school in one wing and for visiting missionaries in the other, both being available for Sunday School and Epworth League nse and forming part of the auditorium for special occasions. The Wasad church has 1,250 square feet of floor surface.

At Bhalej another church. of the same general plan but larger, as it contains 2,250 square feet of floor surface, was begun somewhat later. For this building Mr. Karshan Ranchod and his cousin Mr. Mela have given all the bricks, the cost being to them about Rs. 700, a truly munificent sum for them to pay. This church is also ready for dedica­tion immediately after conference. Both buildings were begun by the writer, but Brother G. W. Park relieved me some months ago.

Excellent sites for similar churches have been obtained at Mahndha, Vaso and Kalol, and it is hoped the buildings may be erected at these points during the coming year. Sites for similar churches and schools also have been secured at seven other points, where simple structures are to be erected as rapidly as possible. The need of church accommodation in such a work cannot be over-stated. Plans are also in preparation for a Mission Institute at Godhra, to include a church and school accommoda­tion for the Girls' Orphanage) and it is hoped that this building too may be ready within a year. At Godhra Brother Ward completed about the middle of the year the well'arranged !"nd COIDIQodious bUIl-galow begun last year. .

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SEL F-SUPPORT.

In spite or continued adverse circumstances, Rs. 2,071 have been raised by the native church for pastors, an increase· of Rs. 585/- over last year. The total amount for ministerial support is Rs. 2,574/-, a gain of Rs. 693/- over last year. The amount collected for our regular benevolences is nearly double that for last year. Eliminat­ing certain contributious hy missionaries to tlw 20th Century Fund re­ported last year and not repeated this year, the amount for ministerial support and benevolences is Rs. 3,084, as against Rs. 2,059 last year, an increase of Rs. 1,025/-, or almost exactly 5() per cent. This certainly in­dicates effort on the part of the missionaries and workers and a willing­ness to give on the part of the people. But more than that, our working force seems evidently to have awakened somewhat to their responsibi1i~y in this matter and if times are fairly prosperous, a large increase for the coming year may confidently be expected. Not only for the additional financial aid to be secured is this work importaut, but far more is it necessary for the growth of the Gujarati Church that it should give accordingly to its ability for the work of God.

ORPHANAGES.

At N adiad the Boys' Orphanage has made steady progress, the principal difficulty being the inability to engage good teachers. The school has been examined for Government grant-in-aid and the result was satisfactory. The Industrial Department is on a much better basis than last year and 90 boys are learning various trades, particularly carpentry, weaving and blacksmithing. The Government Illspector has visited the Industrial Department and it is expected that it will receive a grant-in-aid soon and an expert teacher, promised to be sent by the inspector, who appeared to be highly pleased.

At the Godhra Girls' Orphanage also, the difficulty of securing suitable teachers has been a drawback, but it is exper-ted that this will soon be overcome. Except for an epidemic of dysentery, the health of the girls has been good.

Occupying crowded and unsanitary quarters during the former part of the year, the Baroda Girls' Orphanage had an unpleasant experience and much sickness. The school work suffered accordingly, but the annual examination gave good results. At last in its new home, the future of the institution is bright.

Brother Ayers has reorganized the Baroda Boys' Orphanage. In the High School Department there are four teachers, three of them matriculates, and the fourth about to appear for this examination. The Primary Department i8 in need of additional teachers, but in the mean­time is doing excellent work. Three months ago, Mr. G. A. Cobble, who had been acting as Head Master and Manager of the Boalding Department, was, at his own desire, relieved from the work of Head Master while retaining the other and given charge of the Industrial Departmeut. The progress made in the short time intervening has been excellent.

Bomba1/ .!l nnual Oonference

General reference has been made to circuit work. Space will permit but little more. Ollr Gujarati brethren have again evidenced their faith­fulness 'and ability by a year of hard and effective work. They have the advantage of knowing the people and of devoting all their time to their one work. Among t.he missionaries, Brother Robbins has been mighty as an itinerant.

In March last Bishop Thoburn spent seven days with us and held nine meetings at various points, of which full accounts have appeared in the Ohurch papers. The aggregate number of persons attending the meetings was 9,700, and there were 1,747 baptisms. At one place, Tha8ara, the Bishop baptized 837.

WOMEN'S WORK.

As the women missionaries Teport to their Women's Conference, only brief additional reference is necessary here, but tbis report would be incomplete did it not contain at least that.

We were much cheered early in the year by the coming of two new women missionaries, Miss S. B. Turner and Miss M. B. Tuttle, M.D. It has been the effort to have them devote practically their whole time to the study of the language. But Dr. Tuttle has looked the ground over and has planned a comprehensive method of work, with the approval of the other missionaries, which she has already begun to carry onto

Miss Turner was appointed to the Baroda Girls' Orphanage, but was soon relieved from that and given charge of the women's work on the Wasad Circuit and later on that on the Od, U mreth and Kapadvanj Circuits as well. She has made several itinerating trips, the last of over 20Q miles.

Miss Holmes and Mrs. Ward have itinerated over the circuits entrust­ed to them as much as health and conditions would permit and :find great encouragement in their work. Mrs. Frease has also given such time to her circuits as her Training School and other duties would permit. But it is evident that we still need at least two more missionaries free to devote their entire time to this most important branch of our work.

A RETROSPECT.

The traveller plodding along the hot and dusty road mile after mile, in the fatigue and discomfort of his journey is apt not to appreciate the progress he has made; whereas a.n occasional halt at some suitable place to contemplate what has been accomplished is helpful and inspiring. It is now two qnadrenniums since the Gujarat District was formed and a point has been reached where such 8 retrospect and comparison should be helpful.

Geographically the Gujarat District is composed of the province of Gujarat, including Kathiawar, and measures approximately three hundred and twenty miles from north to south and on an average of about 220 miles from cast to west, or 70,400 square miles, the population being about 9,000,000. But the Mission as yet is effectively occupying ouly

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a small portion of the pr<?vinee. Beginning at Baroda as a centre, there­has been a steady expansion from year to year, until now the territory actually occupied is about one hundred and ten miles from east to west and eighty-four miles from north to south, or about nine thollsilond square­miles. But it is significant that the field is in the heart of Gujarat and embraces Baroda, tbe capital of the greatest Native State in the province~ as well as Ahmedabad, which is the administrative, comm<:lrcial and educational centre of British Gujarat. In view of this fact, the steady policy has been to follow the lines of natural, or rather Providential, growth,. and to work systematically the area occupied, rather than to take up widely separated points and thus dissipate our energies. It was consid­ered inevitable that a strong work established in the heart of Gujarat would soon expand to reach even to its borders and the history of the past eight years tends to demonstrate the correcthess of this position.

The mass movement in Gujarat began early in 1895, whereas the District was formed at the end of the same year, so that perhaps the com­parison should be made from the former period. But it will be sufficient­ly striking from the latter. At the end of 1895 there were in Glljarat connected with this mission 496 Christians; at the end of 1899 there were 5,321, while at the present time there are nearly sixteen thousand baptiz­ed Ohristians and some five thousand instructed candidates awaiting baptism. The increase during the first quadrennium was almost exactly tenfold; that during the past quadrennium over threefold, or, if the can­didates awaiting baptism be counted, more than fourfold, ill spite of the terribly heavy plague and famine mortality.

In 1895, 1,472 Sunday School scholars were reported; in 1899 3,813 and at present 15,628. Here the gain was only about threefold during the first period, while during the present quadrennium it has been over fourfold, which in comparison with the growth of the Christian community is exceedingly encouraging.

In 1895 the total enrollment in all our schools was 481, in 1899 2,450 and at present 5,000; the numbers increRsing fourfold the first period and twofold the second, the plague and famine having particularly effected this branch of work.

In 1895 we had at Baroda a Boys' Boardin~ School containing about 35 boys and a Girls' Boarding School numbering 23, these numbers in­creasing in 1899 to 136 and 127 respectively, while at present in the Boys' Orphanages at Baroda and N adiad there are 640 boys and in the Girls' Orphanages at Baroda and Godbra there are 550 girls. In 1895-neither of the two schools then existing had suitable quarters. To-day our four large Orphanages all have buildings of ample accommodation, admirably adapted to their work.

In 1895 the total collected for ministerial snpport was Rs. 61/-; in 1899 Rs. 847, and during the present year Rs. 2,574:, the latter in the face of protracted famine, hard times and pestilence.

In -1895 our work was established in only about ten villages, includ­ing Baroda j ill 1899, in' 165 villages and towns, a!ld .at the present time

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in 550; the"increase for the firfoJt fonr years being 155, and during the last four years nearly- 400. -

In 1895 there were thirt.y-six Gnjal'ati workers, the majority of whom were raw villagers just taken on; in 1899 there were 143. while at the last District Conference 350 were appointed, a gain of 107 during the first period and 214 during the second period.

But the advance in the effectiveness of the workers, to which re­ference already has been made, has been even more wonderful than that of numb€rs. To those who remembered our first District Conference in 1896, the recent one was a source of wonder and praise. From what was then practically an unorganized group of untrained and ignorant workers this great Conference had developed and it did its work system­atically, effectively and easily. Men who but a few years ago were ignorant, superstitions idolaters took their part intelligently and orderly in the business before them. In the place of the yacant look so character­istic of the depressed classes in heathen lands, there was an alertness and comprehensive interest more characteristic of the Christian West. These men, in their several degrees, of course, know their work and are increas­ingly realizing their wonderful privileges and their great responsibilities as leaders in the' chureh and messengers of Christ. The character and tone of the reports evinced an intelligent comprehension of the work, a grasp of detail and an appreciation of responsibility not hitherto reached. It was easier, too, to deal with questions of discipline. The Conference is determined to be right on moral questions and to require its licentiates to be true lllen of God. And ,"-hat is true of the men is trne of the women. Indeed, in yiew of the position of women in this land, their progress has been, if anything, more remarkable. As he looked into the faces of these men from day to day the writer often wished that the critics of foreign missions might have seen what he saw and have been able to make the comparisons he was able to make. Victory was in t.he air. Better still, it W8!:l in the hearts of all those preSEnt, and that victory, too, which is from above.

A LOOK AHEAD.

Thl!s the retrospect. But the wise traveller glances forward as well as backward, and so should we.

lt has been remarked that we are now occupying 9,000 square miles Df territory in the heart of Gujarat. But on all sides the movement re­fuses to accept limitations, and;seeks to escape from its present boundaries. To the north, it has swept past Ahmedabad and is spreading into the great unoccupied territory to the north and east; to the east, it is inyading the Bhil country beyond Godhra and moving south as well; to the south and west of Baroda, the movement is taking us into regions unoccupied, and to the west, from N adiad and Va so it is reaching out towards the great peninsula of Kathiawar, with its 3,000,000 souls, one of the fields to the need of which the last Decennial Conference called particular attention.

Reports.

From the standpoint of mission work, the Gujaratis,. or at least large masses of them, are peculiarly accessible and receptive. The classes from which the bulk of our converts have thus far come number about 700,000 and as far as can be ascertained they all appear to be as accessible as those already reached. But we have gained entranee into certain other classes numbering approximately 1,400,000, though the work among them has not yet gained the same momentum. So that the classes actually accessible to us in the province, and all of whom it appears certain would as a whole come in as fast as effectively reached, number approx­imately 2,000,000 souls, or nearly one-fourth of the total population. constituting the greatest open door emergency at present before the Church, so far as I know.

The millions are awaiting us, the doors are wide open, but are we ready to possess the land? It appears to me that God would have us make no mistake here. Intrehched with a host of 20,000 at the strategic centre; with great institutions reaJy and preparing for the training of onr youth, teachers, and preachers; with our Sunday Schools for the religious and the Day Schools for the secular training or our converts, aud with a host of 350 eager workers, whose numbers and efiectiveneKs are increasing daily, what may ,ve not expect during the two quadrenniums to come, if our beloved Church but hear our cry and give us the mission­aries and the means to pnsh the fight 1 I firmly believe the achie\~e­ments of the past to be but the promise of the future. ::\laHellous as .has been the movement, still more marvellous has been the way we have been led. }lany times have the difficulties seemed about to swallow us up, often has it seemed impossible that we should be able to proyide the means; but at the right time every obstacle has been swept away and our requirements at least reasonably supplied. This work is surely of God; hence, will it certainly, in spite of all the powers of the Evil One, work out His purpose and triumph.

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W. E. L. CLARKE, STATISTIOS OF THE BOMBAY ANNUAL CONFERENCE RELATING TO

Statistioal SeC'NJtal'Y,

STATISTICAL

No. NAMES OF CIRCUITS.

BOMBAY DISTRICT.

CH'UI-(CH MEMBERSHIP AND VVORK.

CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY.

Church Membership. Deaths.

Pm' tlte yea1' eniling lfO'l:en~bel' 30th, 1903.

r BAPTISMS. SUNDAY SCHOOLS.

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EpWORTH LEA­GUES.

CHRISTIAN WORKERS.

FORM I

SPECIAL ITEMS O"RDERED BY CONFERENCE.

Registered Can didatcs for

Baptism under Instruction.

1 Bombay-Bowen ... ... ... 20 83 45 148 3 2 4:...... 4 1 12 80 70... ... 150 80 1 31 ... ... I 1 1... ... 9 2... ... 14 .... .. 2 ,,-Grant Road and Mazagon... 12 75 22 109 4... 1...... 1 2 12 74 64... ... 138 ... 1 20 1 26 1 1...... ... ] 6...... 9 ..... . 3 ,. -Glljarati ... ... ... 214 146 70 430 5 ... 1... 14 15 7 20 103 20 193 25 341 309 1 73 1 30 1 Ii... ... ." ;3) 7 3 I 16 30 4 ,,-Marathi ... ... ... 66 145 30 241 5 1 2 3 15 20 6 15 16 106 280 112 514 448 I 38 I 65 ...... :, 2 4: I 2 il 5 18 13

~ :: ~:~~~~~~ission ~~: ::: ~~ .. ~5 , .. 3 ~~ ::: ::: ,~::: I ... 3 ... 5 ... 1 .,,2 ... 8 ... 3 ... 2 ::: .. ~3 .. ~3 ::: ::: ::: .:: ::: :::1::: '::1 ::: I ... 2... ...1 i ... ~,~ 7 Igatpuri-Engli:3h ... ... ... 15 19 16 50 ... ...... ...... 1 6... ... '" ... ... ... 1 29... '" 1 Ii·.. "1· .. · 4: "'1'" 6 ..... . 8 " Marathi ... ... ."... 86 31 lli 4 1 1... 3 4 3 2... ... 50 15 65 45......·..·....· .. y. ... .., 1 ... 3 108

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:::2 1~ ···3~ }; :: -Seamen's Mission... • .. 1 ••• ... .,. ... ... ,., ..... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... '" ... ... ... · .. 1·.. ... J ...... 1 2 ......

~: ~~~:li -Engfuh ::: ::: ::: "'15 7~ "SO 1l~ "'2 '''1 "i ::: '''1 "'2 ~ l~ ~~ I~~ ::: ::: l~i 1;~ ·'i 67!"'1 90"i :::1"3'" ::: i ~ '''5 " i21 2~ :::~~~

15 " -City and Orphanage ... 27 17... 44... ... ... '" ... ... 9 21 30 215 385 630 529 1 70 1 33 1 1... ... 1 :1:...... 7 ...... 16 -Marathi .. ,...... 18 86 9 113 3 2 2 2 8 12 2 14 70 100 20... 190 170 1 72 1 26 1 "'1'" ... 2... 1 9 13 6 17 Qu~b ... ... ... ... ...... 4 4 1 4 7 8 ...... 15 12 ... ... 1 ...... 1

Total .. , 624 848 3.55 1827 51 15 23 5 66 94 42 141 520 54:'~ 806"547 2417 1856 9 ruG 270 8 6 6 4 2 28 37 20 m ill --;1-0--Last year... 626 729 321 1676 45 25 53 19 89 161 35 132 59B 5.'5+ 7801 4lJ7 2430 1961 8 38f5 ~ 319 7 6 2 2 3 24 21 20 ~ _123 __

Increase 119 34 151 6 7 9 261 50 1 27... 1... 4 2 4 16 ... 19 Decrease... 2... ... ... ••• 10 30 14 23 67...... 79 10... ... 13 105 ... ... 1 +9 ... · .. r .. • .. • 1........· 7... .. .... -- ----1---- ----

CENTRAL PROVINCES DISTRICT.

Basim .•. ... - ... ... 79 29 49 157 7 1 6... 4 10 6 11 54 78 84 641 Burhanpur ... .•• ... ... 42 180 91 313 1 5 2 3 4 9 3 4 185 30 15 ... Chindwara ... ... ... ... 25 89 16 130 2 ... ... 8 12 20 8 3 7 9 300 14

280 230 330 300

250 210

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70 '" .. . ]... 1 1 ... 4 3... 4: 14 2 10±............ 1... 2 3 4: 10

280 ... ." ... ... .. .... J ..... .

3 6

80

Gadarwara ... ." ... ...... 4 6 10 ... ... ... ... ... '" 6 2... ... 180\ 120

: r~:~~~r'" ... ::: ::: ::: "i93 i'63 "36 ii92 "', "io "5 ::: ::: '''5 "19 "'7 "io 270 2.'.0,0 1

1

~.·.2.·0 7 ,,-English Church... ... 24 45 32 101 ... ... fi .. ,... 5 1 12 40 50 8 Kampti ••• ••. ..• ... ... 30 37 42 109 3 2 2 3 4 9 17 16 21 5 445 90 9 Khandwa... ... ... ... ... 674 80 230 984 5 1 10... 3 13 8 24 200 150 2

1 .. °6°01 .... 7 •. 0

1 2 3 4

900 90

561 450

65 490

293 ... ... ... ... ............ ..1. 22 ... 1 ••• 2 ••• 4

1

1~ ...... ...... . ..... 1...... 1... 2... 3 850

62 510 464

40 420

1 ;200... .. . 1 ... 1 2 1 ... 6 2 I 7 20 1 12 I 36 11 1 ......... 1... ...... 3

1 20 Ii 1... 1 ... 21 3 2 5 Hi 1 200 1 1 I 1... 6 1 7 8 26

9

... ... ] 35............... I 2 ... 2 3 7 1 175... ... 1 1..... ... 2 8 10 12 3:1: 10 Nagpllr... ... ... ... ...... 17 25 42 ... .•• 3 ...... 3 1 7 25 40

11 Narsinghpur ... ... '" ... 190 70 40 300 4 4 5 6 9 20 10 12 200 20 30

12 " -Hardwickc Boys' School __ "':' __ ,,_. ___ ,,_. ___ ,,_. ___ ,,_. __ .-:..~ ~ _,,_. ~~ _._ .. _ ~ ~ _'_" __ ,,_. ~ _'_" ___ ,,_. ___ .. _'_1_·_··_....:.:.:... ...:.:.:... ~_ ~ ~= ~ ~ ~ _._ .. _ -=- -=-~ ___ ._,,_,,_. __ Total... 1257 714 567 2538 2!:J 23 38 20 36 94 79 98 742 6521524 778 3696 3379 4 I 457 (i 3!'5 6 4 5 4 ;) 27 22 27 47 145 128

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

·10 11 12 13

~:::: ::: ~~85 6:: ~.~7 24;: .. ~3 ~ 2: ,~~ ~ .. ~1 ~.~9 ,~5 :.~5 7::, 7.30 1~.~4 ~.~l 42.~4 3:')7 ~I ",~l:~ 4.20 ~~I,.61~~~~ .. ~7 -;! 1.~5 :::::: GUJABAT DIBTRI:~ •. , __ 2_8 ___ .,_. -~ -"-' - ~ -"-' - "':::"I~ ~ ~ ~ __ 7 ~ ~ ~ ~ 518 388 _1 ~l--l! 25 ~ ~I-':I-': _'_"_ = ~ ~ __ 3 -=- ---'-"-"-' --

Ahmedabad ... ... 159 9 82 250 12 4 37 .1. 88 125 9 7 130 120 69 33 352 194 ... I ... I... ••• 11 II··· .. · .. · I 3 3 2 II 700 Baroda (inclllding Dist. Training Schl.) 132 263 280 675 5 4: 6 5t 41 100 2 26 330 305 ... ... 635 470 1 1401 2 185' 2 21 3 5 1 4 13 22 37 89 20

g~~fa ... ::: ::: ::: ::: i~~~ 1~~ ~~~ g~~ 1~~ ~~ lIg 1~6 6i~ 9~~ i; ~~ ~~~ 3~~ ~;~ ~~ 1:~! 1~~~~ ::: ::: ::: ::: I .. ~I .. \.] ... ~ ::: ~ i~ 1; ~ ii ~~g ~:~~:n!.. ::: ::: ::: ::: 1~~: ;: ~~ ~if; ~~ ~~ ~~ ::: ~~~ ~~~ ~& 7~~ ~~~ m 3~~ 1~~ ~g~~ ~Zg ::: ... ::: ··'I·'!'··:' '., ... i 1~ ~ ~ ~~! l~gg ~~iud ::: ::~ ::: ::: ::: ;~~ ~g ~~: ~~~ ~~ }~ ~ ::: 2~ 3~ 2~ ~~ ~~~ 3~~ ~! "56 ~~i :6~ .. ~ ::: .:. ~:~OI:~lj':~I::~ ~:: ~ 1~ ... 2 II ~i:! ~~ Padra .•• ... ... ... ... 820 28 150 199~ 43 19 11 IV 88 118 35 26 44i5 410 465 390 1710 1474 ... ... 1 ••• '" ... J ... I .. · ... ... 1 11 7 I 261 567 Savli ... ... ••• ... ... 734 24 347 110'> H 13 15 57 119 191 33 22 488 180 208 110 986 8G5 ... '"1''' ... I ... i ... '... ... 1... 14 2 4 21; 15ti Umreth... ... ... ... ,.. 1288 25 472 178.3 62 18 16 7 36 59 33 2S17H8 6G4 95 62 1619 llH) /... ... ... . .. 1 ... 1 ... 1...... 2 10 3 4 lui 130 Vaso ... ... ... ... ... U52 34 589 1575 39 17 15 35 150 200 21 26 8RO 603 465 201 2099 ISi2 ... ... ... ... 1 ... 1 •••••• 1 ••• "i I 15 1 \'I 27; 305 Wasad .. , ... ... ... ... 904 32 359 12!J5 71 21 3 7 14 24 24 25 701 3:1:7 211 81 1340 IOO() .. , ... 1 ••• '" ... f .... J... 1 "'111 4 ~ 241 115

Total ... 10304 681 4763157:J8<ii7-z06W 32!! ' 1612 2388 301 m714:0 47!)32407l2s8 U")628 11711 [2'};joi3 7~: -; 55J

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Last year... 8857 441 4703 14001 273 US 706 438 2094 32~8 246 2335933 37!18 23+1i 114513221 10602 3 200 40104v.j 5 3 3 4: 8 77 65 56 2261 ...... I ,I I

Increase ... --1447240" 60 1m 344 93 -.-.. - -.-.. -~ - .. -. - 55 -;n 1207 9U5 G2 143 2407 J:l();!~ -:--.. -. -=t~-: ~ -; 4 -:-11 QI61--1 54 1321---'-"-:::--Decrease... ... ... ... '" ... ... 25H 209 482 850 .. , ... I .. · ... ... ... ... ... 1 10 1 25'"'l" ... J...... ... ...... ... ...... . .....

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No.

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Stat'utieal Sc(J1'ntm'll

STATISTICAL

NAMES OF CIR.CUITS.

STATISTICS OF THE BOMBAY ANNUAL CONFERENCE RELATING TO OHUROH FINANCES.

For tile year ending Jin~embe,. JOt"'. 1903.

W. L, CLA RKE,

Treasurer.

FORM II.

MINISTERIAL t) UPPORT. 0 1 1""C lI' CHURCH PROPERTY. BENEVOLENT COLLECTlOXS. THEIl. .. , O.ME "",AltNED IN (Collected ill SouUwl'n Agia). COLLECTIO S SOUTHERN A!':I.A.

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I Bombay-Bowen ... ... • .. 11 30000 11

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16000 46000 . .. .... I 4800 43 0 4843 01 :i:i () ..... HiO 0 20 0 1485 0 1720 /) 2084 10 0 8657 0 I ...... 86;";7 0 2 ,,-Grant Road and Mazagon ... ! 1 45000 1 20000 65000 1350: 1350 ...... 2940112 0 ...... 1 30.i2 °1 37 01 ...... 157 0 I ...... 801 0 9H5 0 1784 10 0 58.Jl 0 1 ...... 584:1 0 3 !' -Gujarati ... ! ............. ,,-.. .. .... i 120 20{' 474 2 0 1 o. G:-,l 0 2 0 3 (II 5 0 2 0 688 0 I ...... 688 0 J ,,-lfarathi ... ; 1 .. ~~.O .. OI .. ~~, 5650 77000 88650 8000 5000 240 360 108 2 0 2 0 4-72 0 l~ 0 5 0 IB ,t 26 4- ii 0 503 4 ... 1 .... 503 4: 5 ,,-Hindustani ...... I 2 15 2 15 2 '"1''' .:: ::: 15 2 6 -Seamen's Mission ... ' 1 250UO ... ! 25000 1800 UWO 01 3822 5622 02,100 ... ...... 2400 8022 0 7 ,,-Pnblishing House ... 1'" '9400 :::! ... 130001300013000 0 8 Igatpuri~Englitlh. . .. : 1. 9400 1000 4 13 2 0 1006 13 3 0 21 0 24 0 124!) 3 0 2282 13 ... [ 2282 13 9 , " Marathl ... 1... ...... . .. i 2 0 2 2 2' i 2 2 421 12 54 56 2

10 ' Kalyan ... !... ...... 3i 600 600 13 ...... 0 8 13 S 1 01: I 001 1 0 15 K I .. · 15 8 11 Karachi-English ... i 1 15000 Ii 5000 1534 21534 2640 48 0i 2688 0: 29 ° 10 0 3~ HIS 10 0 3355 0 I'" 3355 0 12 -Vernacular ... 1... 38 258 1 8 B 4: 300 12: ... • .. 1 300 12 '" I 300 12

13 ,,-Seamen's Missioll • .. 1 .. · 2400 5 0 240ii 0: ...... 1939 43

3'1'04.49" °411 [I /1 I 3431' 0494 :1-0 14 Lanowli ••. •.• ." ." ... 1 1 5000 '''1 I 5000 15 Poona -English ... ... . .. /1 10000 II' 5000: 15000 340 1713 4l ] 15 0 176H 1 54: C!I 261:3 25 () H7 0 487 H 43 800 10 0 16 -Boys' Orphanage and City ... 3 5800... 5800 1 0 1 O. 1 01 2 (l 3 0 I 0 1(',3D1- l(.,l "1' "I I ["1'8 I"~' f?~ 0

6 17 -Maratbi Circuit ... '"1''' ...... ... 13700 13700 10 3 0 3 01 16 (JI, 3 G. 2 0 5 G 1608 2 0 0 ":t ,

18 l' -Taylor High Schools ..... i ...... ... 105000 105000 42UOO 1 I HlU2i ~i72i 106.'.7.4 10674 0 19 Quetta ... ... ... ... ... 5000 1 6000 11000 II ...... ! ... i ... i

20 Anglo-Indian Orphanages ... ...... 32000 32000 14000 ...... 1 illS _· .... ·_1.· .....•.•.• __ 518 518 0 21 I Panchgani Sanitarium ... "'1= __ 1 ___ , _ 100~~. _ 10000 ____ ~ ____ ~ ____ !~:.:... ________ I ___ 1__ __ __ __ ____ _ ________ 1 ____ 1 __

I Total ... i121562001 91 58250 239234 453684 65:J50 Ij350 ...... 340 360 627 18133 i263 (i 26 H 190.10 -1200 8; 11 01(;;\1 7 25 0 ...... 20 0 ...... I 24~3 0 3R20 15 43 laU04 54 0 ilG372 31!~80 87S4-1 1300026664 (i3036 3

1 2 a 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14

Last year ... 13161200L~15805~ 227234 446484 65350 6350 5UOO __ ~ 1414 539 _~9501274 121 62 12 L8t\2~ 23G _l'~~14Vl O'-':~..::.:.::.:... 50 0 ~~: liB~ 228~ _~ 16478 2 I; 3801;, 0 ~ :23J2

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1269l-l B!l88/i 77fi99 0

Increase ............ :-"1 200 BlOOD 7200..... ...... ...... 262 ...... 88 1831 ...... I ...... 223 12 ..... , ...... 140 7 8 0 ...... ...... ...... 952 0 1032 15 ...... ...... i.il 8 ...... '" "', 307... .. .. .. Dccreasc ... Ii r..UOOi Ij ...... I ...... 5000 ...... 105-1 ...... .. .... I 11 (ii 35 14 ...... 135 81 2 0 ...... ...... ...... ao 0 14bl 0 ...... ...... 375 2574 ...... 1640 13 I 3528i ...... 1322214863 13

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Ba"'im II 12 11500 1£i550 28050 I J8 GDI ...... i 16 (J 3 0/

1 7~1 0 32 o! 12 0 H 011 5 78 3 0 20G ° 56i) 21 Burbanpur ... ... 3000 2500 5500 I 3(i[ 2 0:...... 38 (J~ 5 01· 1) 0, 43 0 100 g:~~~::~: ... 11 200... 300 500 · .... i2 ]2! ...... ! .. ~~ .. 0; .. ~ ... O 3 0/ .••• j 15 0 ... : .:: I

r:b~~r ... ::::"2 1 4800 2 15100 52300 71700 GO ""i'io :::::: i i'o'''o; .·.·6.: ..... ·01· 126 0 55 01 18 0 5 0 ''5'''01 83 01 '''ioo, -l 0 313 01 900! "40:

Ka~pti .... :::: 1 1500 1 1500 Hi 00 4500 8J! ;,2 384-)15 0; 5 ()I 4!iG 0 5 0 3 0 ...... IOU 10 01' 18 HI .. ... 60 1 0 ;,35 14 203 ;!

827 lOaa 0 100 143 0

15 0

fl40

208 150

English Ohnrch i 1 7000... 7000 ...... lOG21 3n 1] I 1101 1] 120 0 36 0 ...... I Lil; IIi..... 42~ 10 0 lIiHG 11... .. ~il

Khandwa 1 3500 1 8000 10000 21500 t\4 108 ...... I 16 0: 10 0 134 0 7.i 0 10 OJ 21 0 10 01 5 0 10 10 ..... I 131 101 .... 1 2Gii 10 150 Nagpur ... 1 9000~ 1 flOOO 15000 ...... 1 185 9:>0 15 0' D (I D:2iJ 0 10 0 12 01 \ ...... 1 22 0: 18;,765 [) 0 1897 0 .. •• I 2404 2654

NarS,i •. nghPU(liIard;icke B~Y5' S~i1001):::: .. ~1 .. ~~.~OjJ7500, 17000 27500 ...... GO ..... 1:0/ .. ~ ... o, .:: ... (1, 43 0 .. ~ ... O 2 01' :::::: I 8 0i,· 3 0 54 0 ~~Ol

1203 0 1 69(j 11

743 14 4-15 10

1897 0 2708 8

~:~~arhi Sanitarium ...... I 12000 12000 :::::: II ...... I :::::: ; :::::: I :::::: I :::::: !

Total ... is -28500 10 52600 112150 193250 ----~1--185 :-H8' "'~'~S!-2M6121 11/3401 2D09 11'8110 --8IO -;0 l~O -;-14 -10101 JO" 471,1 "';~-":;~~2' 26 0 0026 312;:~.1· : :, ~~~':±1±~:;9 9~~: 3

Last Year ... i 7 2G300 ~ 50700 107820 184820 ...... 584 352: 4G71 22117132 01 US 8. 2!I!)4: 8321 14: 101 12 4± 0 20 0 17 0 3 0 42t' 01 935 101 __ ,1_7~1-12!.l0 29 0 .>72_t' 21IlGIHI __ 701~551284~ 8572 2

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bcrease 'i 2200 1 HIOO 4330 8430 ...... .. ..... \j ...... ...... ...... 4H ...... I....... 7 101 ,.... , •• •• 142 ...... ••.• 5:l!J .. , \ 150!'\1 203D 1333 1 Decrease :::1'.' ........ ·1 ...... ...... .. ... : 599 4 59 ...... 10 5 64 8 SO! 1:l10 H ! ...... 20 12 6 0 5 0 11 2 .... ) US 0\ 464 2 2S\1 ...... \ 3 0 701 15 3 ...... ... .. ....

GUJARAT DISTRICT. \--- -I -- --\---- --- --- --- ---, !------------- ----;---\ ----i' 1--;-------I Ahmedabad ... 1... .. I 1 8,1 60 5 011 1 0 GG 0 2 011 ..... · 2 0 ..... i 5 0 7H 01"': ... I ... 1 73 0 2 Baroda (including Dist. Training Rchl.)1 1 ~'6500 "2: 2(WOO 146000 1~8500 3:2000 12000 22800 396 323 110135 0 35 0 603 0 55 0 50 0 50 0 22 0 15 0 20 0'; 212 0 i 260 2:, 0 1100 (I t'R~'i 21 22r, 10(i41 21(j4 0 3 Godhra . 21 22800 384.00 61200 10400 10400 200 27 01 12 /) 239 0 10 0 5 0 7 0 8 01 30 0, I. 2 0 :!i1 °1 .... 271 0

~ ~:h~~h:nj ::f: ...... .. I 450 450 ~~~I ~~; ~ g; i ~ ~~g ~:I ~ ~' :::::: I ~ 8\ ~ g i~~ ~I ig~ ~ 6 Nadiad ... il 18000 Ii 160UO 73500 107.100 11700 11700 3500 120 25 22 2 OJ OJ U 51 0 5 0 5 8 ...... r 10 8i 2 (I 6a 1'1 (i3 H 7 Od... "'1'" ...... ... HiS!),j. 8 OJ 12 () 114 0 5 0 3 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 1 01 17 01 I Z (Ii l~\H ('I 133 0 8 [J IIll'cth ...... 1·, •• 1. 4300... ...... 500 4800 4200 228 176 8 01 10 0 I!H 0 8 0 7 0 8 0 3 0 2 0 2 0, 30 01 7] 7 4: 01 945 01 !)4.5 0 9 Vaso ...... ... ...... 1375 1375 300 185 10 0' 12 01 207 U ~ (I 7 0 9 ° 3 0 2 0 2 01 32 0 4 011 ~.f:{ 0 24){ 0

10 Wasad ... 1 3250 1 32;:'0 !JuO H50 6500 300 18U 10 01 12 0 202 0 9 0 6 0 U 0 3 0 2 0 2 0: 31 0 I;{ 4 0 2:-,0 () 250 0 11 Gutal ... 1;)0 150 ...... 192 152 8 O! 10 °1170 0 5 0 3 0 5 0 2 0 2 01 2 0, .. .. ' 19 0 2 0 1!1l ul ; Ell 0 12 Padra ............... 1 ..... 334 334- ...... ...... ...... ...... 288 162 ...... 10 CI12 0 184 0 10 0 7 (.I 8 {J 3 0 3 0 2 0 ...... ..... 33 0: ..... ..... 4 (.1 221 Iii'" ... ..... 22l 0 13 Savli ...... ...... . .. : ..... 156 15G ...... .. .... I ...... ...... 228 142 ...... 7 0 10 0 159 0 7 0 4 0 ;. U B 0 2 0 1 () ...... ..... 22 Oi .... .. .. 4 0. lSi) (II'" .. .. .... __ ·_"_I~.j 0

Total "4 52050 ~I: G8050 26181ij 381915 54100 341001 -:=- 37000 2820 20711- 132 i;:io-o1mOI2.1i4 0111~!J 01978105 'O:i'O 3ooroo:-==- -,-.-.-.,1 442 ti l7:l0 - ::?r,o!G;''7t:~0, 8:~7 ------; - :!2,) 101i~1 :1138 8

Last year ! 37500 ~I ti0500 182500 280500 30300 303001~ 51000 210b H8G ~ ~1~2 01 1749 0 Ui~O ~~ 87 ~~'~I~~~,-=_"_' _ 31~1 u9~!_ 22701_~:i. 22 ~I. 4800 (I: :!U(j ___ 1 __ 7~i !illi Dilli 0

Increase 2 14550 1 75;)0 7H:P il 101415 23800 3800 ... "'1 ...... 712 585 132 89 0 19 01 825 011· .. ·.. 63 8 )8 0 4:1 0 30 0 32 0; I ..... I,.,., I \)7; 4ll O! ..... I Iml 1 ...... 14t{ Decrease ............ "'1 ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ..... 14:000 I ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... 28 0 ...... ..... ...... I 310 0 153 8 1540 ..... : ...... ' 72.) 1"1 "," 474:... 577 8

1 Bomb.y By DISTRICTS. • •. 1215G200 ~, .82: -2392M ~536B~i 65350 ~1~:'-=-B'0 i-=,~ ~SI3: 2GB G 26 l± 19050 4:~1~~ 6S~ ~:; 0 ...... 20 01 243.1 0 3~2:-:r-:113!J\H~'jG3;2 3i.H80·-B7Hi~3000·:666iti:lOBG 3 2 CentralI'rovinces ... 8 2850010 52GOO 112150 193250 ...... ..... ...... 185 S4H 40R 2346121 11 34 0 29()9 I1!BIl 0 ...... 81 0 ~8 0 15 0 .j 14 10 10 10 0 471 81 1110 1-1:12 ~I; 0 fi026 3!21(i1'i. 47 2(1)4 -lS7!! !U05 a 3 Gujarat ... • .. ~ .!20i)();~ GS05U 261815 381915 5410°1 34100 ....:=:..I~OOO 2820 _ 2071 ~ ~~ ~~I 257± 01 127 ~~ 105 .:! ~ 30 ~ ~ _'_"=- _"._,,_. _ ~2 8

1_ 7601_ 2601~~' i.07~1 8371_--= 2251 lOG: 513~

Total .. 2)23G750112fi178900 61319D 1028849 119450., 401iiO ...... 3752:5 3528 310620611625 11911412453315638 8108 8817 7104 0 45 0 65}4, 1010 2H3 0 4234: 151 963: 155961148 045472141171~8.:i. 88:1311ii88\l:.~26?77807n 14

Last year ., =1225000!2211;!12.'5ll ~~5i):-' 911~ 95GnO! 36(ji)() ~ .5166:' 3874 _:.~~~ ~0247 557 12273 423570 0714 14 ~~167:":: ~~ ~~17') .~:_~ 2219 0 3819 101 31Iii,-=7921 ...:~,48;)4~ (;70\~23ti: 145~:t3li:t~ 9218~--': Increase •.. 21 117jjQ! i) UG50 95G45 117045 23?-iOO: 3800 . . ..... 1 614 3G4) 67 5 9G3 Iii ...... I 61 8

1137 II 43 0 23 0 ...... i 7 10 224 0 415 51', ..... : ..... 1 94 8' ...... 1'117!!,' ... \ 13:l2i·.. .. ....

Decrease ...... j ...... I... . ..... I' '5iiOh!' Hli37 346 ...... ...... ...... 81 6 ...... 7(i 6[ ...... /...... . ...... .. .... I ~ 2\ ...... 2101: 23251 ....... 30GS 4 .. :l;~::i.:;O: ...... I1103!! 14107 4: . I I ! I I ,

W. L. CLARKE. 8tat·i8tical SeartJtf11'lI' STATISTIOS OF THE BOMBAY ANNUAL CONFERENOE RELATIN G TO

SOHOOLS. STATISTIOS OF THE BOMBAY ANNUAL OONFERENCE RELATING TO

OOLPOR'rAGE. STATISTICAL Fill' tile '!IMI' ending .!."\'ovcm"ber 30tlt, 1903. FORM III. For tli,. ?!f'{(1' endin{l Not'embe}' 30tll, 1903. FORM IV.

VERNACULAR SCHOOLS. E UROPEA.N &. ANGLO· VERNACULA.R SOHOOLS. G LlAND TOT AI.S. :-:caIPTDnf~ AXl) TIlAOTS 801.]) A ~ 0 DISTRIBUTED.

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No. XAMES O~' C'lLWUlTS.

Gil'ls' S()hool,~. Boys' 8ellOols. Bo'!ls' 8(}1to(}l,~.

CullJortage How Support-ed •

-,- I I ! Rs. a.

1 2 3 4

Bombay Hi;;; :~:7~az.gon::: :::::: :::::: ::::::::: ::::::::: :::::: ::::: ::::: ·:::::1:::::: :::::: :::::: :::::: :::::: :::::: ::::::::::::::: .::::: :::: .. :::: :::::: :::::: -Gujarati ... ... . .. ; ~ 49 ]ol"~' 103 78\ 11 1 HO 31 ]5 ...... · ..... 1·· .. -· ...... I ................................ ".. 4 5 134j flil.. 35 ~J6, ...... I /i0 10 0 A. F. D. 8., London.

5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14: 15 16 17

" -1l-Iaratbi ... H 1 a 1](; 81i. i\ n 67 140.101 ................... · .... ·1...... ] 25 2 2i; 20 7 20 283i 207 .• •. -Hindustani .. ·1· .... · ......................... -............................................. · ..... 1 .............................. , ........................ ! ................. .

" -Sealuell's i\lission .··1 ....................................................................... ' .... -... " .. I···· ......................... 1 ........................ : ............ -.... . 100 5000 FlO Trinitarian B. S., London. Igatpuri-Ellvli::ih ... j ...................................................................................................................................................... ..

" Ma~athi '''1 11 1 39 40 31 ............ I .. • .. • ...... ...... ..... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ..... 1 1 40 :31 ..... ...... • .... , Ka.lyan ......... , ............... : ................................................................................................................ ~ . .:. · .... R.I·.... ...... ] II.}! Karachi-,Ternacular ... 1, 14 23 37 18 ............ 1 ............................................................... - ............. 1 I, "I 1..1

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..... 31 55~1 4 6 IS 731 551.1 " -Seaulen'sMission... ...: ...... ! .................................... ' ................................. : ........................................................ ! .................. , 1 2' 300 2g 31' 17:3 536 1014:4

~:::Ii ·:~:;.i~Pha~~~ an~: City j:::::r:~,; :~~:;'i~~ci :~~:; ::: ::.f::} ~~~ ::~;~ :~;~ :::::i ::::~ :::::: :::: ~ : ::::~ :::::: :::::: :::::: :::::: ::: ::::: ;:i:: i;; :;:~;~;,~, :::::1 :::::: I " -lliaratbi Circuit ." 1 ...... 2!J 29 22 11 -:l:UJ...... 40 3i'i .......................................... I ... · .. · ..... 1...... 2 (j (jO ;')7/· ..... 1...... 5000 :: -Ta.ylor High Schools ....................................... I...... .... ...... ...... I 43, 5 48 40 1 .Hli .... · -13 3(; ~ I(i !H 7Iil ·· .. · ...... I '..... ...... .. .. -.

Anglo.Indian Orphanages ....................................... ,...... ...... ..... ...... 1 191...... 19 18 1 50...... f)(j 41-: 21 ~ Ii\! (j!)( .... ·I...... ...... ...... ...... .. .... I ...... I ...... I .... ..

I I 1.1 " i r

Total ... I~ I~iO 46~ 6;5 ~;211lrnl ~72. ii~? !-03 -BI'::.I~~~~--3 ~~~ -; I~~ ]~~ ~~t--~·; :.!}.~ lo~~t~: ~i!!;rn,-~~'~l ,133'- ~RK. ~ 20;1!1:' Last year ... 1 8 132 346 418 n05 91 111 302

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-113 340 2 G.l:"...... b.l, 07 3 23,) ...... 230 1,. ~21 /).} 11."):. S,;:, 3,. 00: 49: H;!. 4;:3, 264- 8+11 30;-S i"B:?, 1 ' 1 ".! .' I I 1

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I G ro 1-6 6il ] 2i r:: - 10 2 1 8" .)] - 17' :. ')' ,,,i I : 011 Increase oJ ",S111.1 11/1 J/ ... , } 1 I I· ,iJ. ............ ............ 1.::. -;) a, ..... , .'Lj ~_I"""I""'" ...... ..... li)G7~ 10 Decrease ::> ............ , .......... ;· .... ·1 ....................................... ; ...... /' .................. 117 ...... 115 (), ........... I· .. ·.. ..... 3,' ..... I ...... 8571 HI: 131 5~,:2· 11;41-i I

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CE~TRAL !'ROVINCES DISTRICT. 1 ! I j I' ' ; iii 'I 1 II I 1 Ba.:im 11 20 2(; 4(;' 421 1 6U 12 81].1 ........................ I ...... :...... ...... ...... ...... ...... 21 H/121 lUj 1 2 171 7ii : 2 Burbanpul' I 72 ..... 72 65 ..................................................... 1...... ...... ..... ...... ...... ...... 1 3 72 (i;, ............ \ 151 7ii Ii

laO ~ ~ 1 Scot. N. B., Soc.

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